"stepchild" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stepchild [singular], stepchildren [plural]
Etymology: step- + child Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|step|child}} step- + child Head templates: {{noun|stepchild|stepchildren}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stepchild is the child of a person's husband or wife. A stepchild is a child from an earlier marriage.
    Sense id: simple-stepchild-en-noun-3uGHnAwg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with step-
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