stepsister

[ step-sis-ter ]
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noun
  1. one's stepfather's or stepmother's daughter by a previous marriage.

Origin of stepsister

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at step-, sister

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How to use stepsister in a sentence

  • The next night her stepsister is sent to the ovin, and the stranger appears as before, and asks her to marry him.

    Russian Fairy Tales | W. R. S. Ralston
  • Your stepsister has long deserved death; tonight when she is asleep I will come and cut her head off.

    Grimms' Fairy Tales | The Brothers Grimm
  • The stepdaughter embraced the woman and kissed her; she also embraced her stepsister.

British Dictionary definitions for stepsister

stepsister

/ (ˈstɛpˌsɪstə) /


noun
  1. a daughter of one's stepmother or stepfather by a union with someone other than one's father or mother respectively

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