stepchildren

noun

SaySTEP-chil-druhn/ˈstɛpˌtʃɪldɹən/

1 meaning of stepchildren

1
noun
Plural of stepchild. Use this form when talking about more than one stepchild.
She baked a cake for both of her stepchildren on the weekend.
The two stepchildren shared a room at the back of the house.
Note

stepchildren is a form of stepchild

stepchild, noun: The child your husband or wife had with someone else before. Full entry

Forms: stepchildstepchildren plural
Spelling: stepchild → stepchildren: irregular plural (no -s)

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Origin

It comes from the word "child" plus "step-", with old forms going back to Old English.