"stepchild" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɛpˌt͡ʃiːld/ Forms: stepchildren [plural], stepchildre [plural]
Etymology: From Old English stēopċild (“stepchild”); equivalent to step- + child. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|stēopċild|t=stepchild}} Old English stēopċild (“stepchild”), {{af|enm|step-|child}} step- + child Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} stepchild, {{enm-noun|stepchildren|pl2=stepchildre}} stepchild (plural stepchildren or stepchildre)
  1. stepchild (child of a spouse) Categories (topical): Family members
    Sense id: en-stepchild-enm-noun-yF4a-9Oj Disambiguation of Family members: 90 10
  2. (rare) orphan Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-stepchild-enm-noun-iPaBGrXY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: steppe-child, stepchyld

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