stepchild

Etymology

From Middle English stepchild, stepchyld, from Old English stēopċild (“stepchild”), equivalent to step- + child. Compare Dutch stiefkind (“stepchild”), German Stiefkind (“stepchild”), Swedish styvbarn (“stepchild”).

noun

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

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