stepsibling en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English sibling English stepsibling From step- + sibling.
Meanings
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The child of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
With multiple stepparents, stepsiblings, half siblings and pseudosiblings, it’s a whole new type of family[…].
2007 April 19, Kate Murphy, “Stepfamilies Try to Stretch Their Space”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| step-sibling | alternative | lexicographic | |
| stepsiblings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (16)
el ετεροθαλή αδέλφια (stepbrother or stepsister) · id saudara tiri (stepbrother or stepsister) · sv bonussyskon (stepbrother or stepsister) · sv plastsyskon (stepbrother or stepsister) · sv låtsassyskon (stepbrother or stepsister) · ka არაღვიძლი დედმამიშვილი (stepbrother or stepsister) · fi uussisarus (stepbrother or stepsister) · hu mostohatestvér (stepbrother or stepsister) · pl przybrane rodzeństwo (stepbrother or stepsister) · sv extrasyskon (stepbrother or stepsister) · la comprivignum (stepbrother or stepsister) · fi sisaruspuoli (stepbrother or stepsister) · is stjúpsystkini (stepbrother or stepsister) · sv styvsyskon (stepbrother or stepsister) · fi puolisisarus (stepbrother or stepsister) · io stif-frato (stepbrother or stepsister)