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See also: step-children
English
Etymology
From Middle English stepchildren, stepchildre, remodelled based on child from Old English stēopċild (nominative/accusative), stēopċilda (genitive), and stēopċildum (dative) ("stepchildren"). Equivalent to step- + children.
Noun
stepchildren
Middle English
Etymology
From stepchildre (“stepchildren”) with a pleonastic addition of the plural suffix -en.
Noun
stepchildren
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