Dictionary

stepdaughter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English stepdoughter, stepdoghter, steopdohter, from Old English stēopdohtor (“stepdaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *steupaduhtēr (“stepdaughter”), equivalent to step- + daughter. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifdochter (“stepdaughter”), West Frisian styfdochter (“stepdaughter”), Dutch stiefdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Low German Steevdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Stieftochter (“stepdaughter”), Danish steddatter (“stepdaughter”), Swedish styvdotter (“stepdaughter”), Icelandic stjúpdóttir (“stepdaughter”).

Meanings

1. The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
   • Shannon Spann had an infant, Jake, to care for and two stepdaughters to suddenly raise by herself. 2013 September 8, Wayne Darsh, “A child of war, with a sense of purpose”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2025:
   • ICE agents then took his stepdaughter in to get her prints, Edward said, and neither returned. The pair were initially transported to a Rio Grande detention facility, before being transferred to Dilley. 2026 March 24, Dan Gooding, “ICE Detains Canadian Mom with 7-Year-Old Autistic Daughter”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2026:

Forms

Hypernyms

stepchild

Translations (79)

vi con gái riêng (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · lv pameita (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · nn stedotter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · pl pasierbica (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ru па́дчерица (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ru приёмная до́чь (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ka გერი (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · cy llysferch (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · fr belle-fille (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · sl pastorka (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · bg дове́дена дъщеря́ (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · mi tamāhine whakaangi (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · fr fillâtre (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · el προγονή (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ja 継娘 (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ha agoliya (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · la prīvigna (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · it figliastra (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ro fiică vitregă (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · de Stieftochter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · te సవతికూతురు (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · nog оьгей кыз (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ast fiastra (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · da steddatter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ca fillastra (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · eo vicfilino (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · uk па́сербиця (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · sh покћер (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · sv styvdotter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · tr üvey kız (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · es hijastra (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · sv bonusdotter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · bn সৎমেয়ে (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · vo ludaut (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ks وۆرٕ کوٗر (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · nv hachʼéʼé ájíłʼíní (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · cmn 繼女 /继女 (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · nb stedatter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · sv plastdotter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · eo duonfilino (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ka არაღვიძლი ქალიშვილი (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · izh tytärlentämä (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ko 의붓딸 (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · cs nevlastní dcera (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · fur fiastre (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · la filiastra (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · sh pastorka (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · io stif-filiino (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · sh pokćer (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · be па́дчарка (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · bg зава́рена дъщеря́ (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · is stjúpdóttir (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · nl stiefdochter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · nv hatsiʼ ájíłʼíní (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ab аԥҳаԥса (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · uk па́дчерка (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ang stēopdohtor (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ga leasiníon (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ast andada (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · be па́сербка (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · scn figghiastra (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · mi tamāhine kē (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · cs pastorkyně (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · mi hine whakaangi (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · gd leas-nighean (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · hu mostohalány (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · pt enteada (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · hy խորթ դուստր (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · nv hatsiʼ jíłʼíní (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · enm stepdoghter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · sv låtsasdotter (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · mk паштерка (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · sh пасторка (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · hy խորթ աղջիկ (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · nv hachʼéʼé jíłʼíní (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · fi tytärpuoli (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · vo jilucil (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · ar رَبِيبَة (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) · fa دختندر (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself)