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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том был пасынком Мэри. — odexed
Том був пасинком Мері. — deniko
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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. — deniko
ruТом был пасынком Мэри. — odexed
deTom war Marys Stiefkind. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.