stepsister
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of stepsister
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at step-, sister
Example Sentences
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My stepsister and I are co-executors, but her past actions have caused me not to trust her.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
Hahn: It’s interesting, Mark, because I’ve always felt kind of like basically just invited to the party, so I always have felt like the messy stepsister on the outside looking in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
I could relate to those feelings of shame and despair she felt when she realized she was the stepsister.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
Baena's surviving family includes his mother Barbara Stern and stepfather Roger Stern; father Scott and stepmother Michele Baena; brother Brad Baena; stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
When boys came over, Kaprice and her stepsister would be sitting at a table with brush, rod, and cloth, expertly taking the guns apart, spinning the barrels, polishing the grips.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
They were stepsisters who hadn’t seen each other since they were little girls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Despite the family's efforts to protect them, her younger stepsisters found out that their father and mother were trapped under the rubble from other children at school.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
For a time, the two guitarists were family: He married one of Hendrix’s stepsisters, Marsha Jinka, in 1962, although they had separated by the time Hendrix died in 1970 at 27.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2022
Wearing a raggedy dress and frumpy sweater, she is treated like a lowly servant by her imperious stepmother and snide stepsisters.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
Sure, she got the prince, but what about the stepsisters?
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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