stepdaughters
- 1Plural of stepdaughter.
The will divided the estate equally among his three stepdaughters.
She grew close to her stepdaughters during the years they lived together.
Note
A regular plural: the -s goes on the end of the whole compound, so the form is stepdaughters, never stepsdaughters. That sets it apart from daughters-in-law, where the plural attaches to the head noun. The step- prefix marks a tie made through marriage rather than birth, since these are the daughters of one's spouse from an earlier relationship. The plural possessive is written stepdaughters'.
stepdaughters is a form of stepdaughter
stepdaughter, noun: A daughter of one's spouse from an earlier marriage or relationship, not biologically one's own child. Full entry
- Forms
- stepdaughterstepdaughters plural
- Spelling
- stepdaughter → stepdaughters: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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