stepchild

English

noun
Definitions
  • The child of one's spouse but not one's own.
  • (obsolete) A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stepchild inherited from Old English stēopċild (stepchild) prefix from English child.

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English

child

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