stepchild
SaySTEP-chyld/ˈstɛpˌtʃaɪld/
Pluralstepchildren
- 1The child your husband or wife had with someone else before.
Like gaining a new family member when your mom or dad marries someone who already has kids.
She loves her stepchild just as much as her own kids.
His stepchildren stay with us every other weekend.
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- 2A child whose mother or father has died.
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Origin
From Old English stēopċild, made from step- plus child.