stepson
STEP-sun/ˈstɛpsʌn/
Pluralstepsons
- 1The son of your spouse, born from a relationship before your own.
My stepson just started college, and we couldn't be prouder of him.
The will divided the estate equally between her two stepsons.
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Origin
From Middle English stepsone, from Old English stēopsunu, going back to Proto-Germanic *steupasunuz, equivalent to step- plus son. It is related to Dutch stiefzoon, German Stiefsohn, Danish stedsøn, and Swedish styvson.