stepsibling

See also: step-sibling

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Etymology

From step- +‎ sibling.

Noun

stepsibling (plural stepsiblings)

  1. The child of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
    • 2007 April 19, Kate Murphy, “Stepfamilies Try to Stretch Their Space”, in New York Times[1]:
      With multiple stepparents, stepsiblings, half siblings and pseudosiblings, it’s a whole new type of family [] .

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  • Category:English terms prefixed with step-