stepsister
noun
one's stepfather's or stepmother's daughter by a previous marriage.
stepsisters
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pluralof stepsister.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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After decades of feeling like the forgotten stepsisters of marketers, some CCOs are even moving up and into bigger roles that companies have long filled with finance and operations executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 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
Ash almost missed her visit entirely, because she had been forced to go into Rook Hill with her stepmother and stepsisters.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
