stepdaughter
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English stepdoughter, stepdoghter, steopdohter, from Old English stēopdohtor (“stepdaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *steupaduhtēr (“stepdaughter”), equivalent to step- + daughter.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifdochter (“stepdaughter”), West Frisian styfdochter (“stepdaughter”), Dutch stiefdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Low German Steevdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Stieftochter (“stepdaughter”), Danish steddatter (“stepdaughter”), Swedish styvdotter (“stepdaughter”), Icelandic stjúpdóttir (“stepdaughter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editstepdaughter (plural stepdaughters)
- The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
Hypernyms
editTranslations
editdaughter of one's spouse and not of oneself
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- en:Female family members