# stepdaughter

Pronunciation: US say "STEP-daw-tur" /ˈstɛpˌdɔtɚ/; UK say "STEP-daw-tuh" /ˈstɛpˌdɔːtə/

## Noun

1. A daughter of one's spouse from an earlier marriage or relationship, not biologically one's own child.
   - Simple: A girl or woman who is the daughter of your husband or wife but not your own child.
   - _She legally adopted her stepdaughter after marrying the girl's father._
   - _Both stepdaughters from his second marriage attended the reunion._

## Origin

From Middle English stepdoughter, from Old English stēopdohtor, from Proto-Germanic *steupaduhtēr, equivalent to step- plus daughter. It is related to Dutch stiefdochter, German Stieftochter, and Swedish styvdotter.

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