stepchild
The child of one's spouse from a previous relationshipThe child of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
» Tom was Mary's stepchild.
Tom war Marys Stiefkind.
Том был пасынком Мэри.
Том був пасинком Мері.
Meaning
2 sensesThe child of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
Stiefkind
па́сынокpásynok, па́дчерицаpádčerica, приёмная дочьprijómnaja dočʹ
a child of your spouse by a former marriage
(obsolete)A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.
Examples
10 sentencesTom was Mary's stepchild.
Том був пасинком Мері.
ruТом был пасынком Мэри.
deTom war Marys Stiefkind.
Tom has three stepchildren.
Tom is my stepchild.
Tom was only one of Mary's many stepchildren.
Tom is only one of Mary's many stepchildren.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stepchild, stepchyld, from Old English stēopċild (“stepchild”), equivaFrom Middle English stepchild, stepchyld, from Old English stēopċild (“stepchild”), equivalent to step- + child. Compare Dutch stiefkind (“stepchild”), German Stiefkind (“stepchild”), Swedish styvbarn (“stepchild”).
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Forms
plural: stepchildrenSynonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular