stepsister

Word parts

step- + sister

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈstepˌsɪs.tɚ/

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• Hyphenation: step‧sis‧ter

Noun

Singular stepsister

Plural stepsisters

1. (countable) Someone's stepsister is the daughter of their stepmother or stepfather.

   When my father married again, I got two stepsisters.

Related words

• stepbrother
• stepdaughter
• stepson
• stepchild
• son
• stepfather
• stepmother