stepdaughter

Meaning

The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

Synonyms

stepson

stepchild

foster child

son

Translations

hijastra

belle-fille

Stieftochter

figliastra

fillastra

stiefdochter

enteada

fillastre

hijastro

beau-fils

Stiefkind

προγονή

stiefkind

entenada

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: stepdoughter

Inherited from Old English: stēopdohtor

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Stäifdochter

Cognate with Western Frisian: styfdochter

Cognate with Dutch: stiefdochter

Cognate with German: Stieftochter

Cognate with Danish: steddatter

Cognate with Swedish: styvdotter

Cognate with Icelandic: stjúpdóttir

In summary

From Middle English stepdoughter, stepdoghter, steopdohter, from Old English stēopdohtor (“stepdaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *steupaduhtēr (“stepdaughter”), equivalent to step- + daughter.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifdochter (“stepdaughter”), West Frisian styfdochter (“stepdaughter”), Dutch stiefdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Low German Steevdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Stieftochter (“stepdaughter”), Danish steddatter (“stepdaughter”), Swedish styvdotter (“stepdaughter”), Icelandic stjúpdóttir (“stepdaughter”).