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stepchild
CIDE DICTIONARY
stepchild, n. [AS. steópcild.].
- A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother. [1913 Webster]
- A son or daughter of one's wife or husband by a former marriage. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stepchild, n. a child of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
Etymology
OE steopcild (as STEP-, CHILD)
THESAURUS
stepchild
child, daughter, descendant, foster child, grandchild, granddaughter, grandson, heiress, offspring, scion, son, son and heir, sonny, stepbrother, stepdaughter, stepfather, stepmother, stepsister, stepsonFor further exploring for "stepchild" in Webster Dictionary Online