stepdoghter

Middle English

Alternative forms

• steopdohter, stepdoughter, step-douȝter, stepdowtyr, stypdowtur

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stēopdohtor (“stepdaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *steupaduhtēr (“stepdaughter”); equivalent to step- +‎ doghter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpˌdɔxtər/, /ˈstɛpˌdɔu̯xtər/

Noun

stepdoghter

1. stepdaughter (daughter of a spouse)

Descendants

• English: stepdaughter

References

• “step-doughter, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.