step-son

A form of stepson — The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

Meanings

nounstep-son (plural step-sons)

plural step-sons

  1. alternativeAlternative form of stepson.

    The blond bombshell appeared on a recent episode of Truly’s “My Extraordinary Family” alongside her husband, Stephen Donnelly, 43, son, Levi, 12, and two step-sons, Lincoln and Parker.

    2022 March 30, Andrew Court, “I’m a hot mom who loves my kids and plastic surgery — but women are jealous”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2022
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    John Cool, a resident of Warrensville, twelve miles east of Clveland, made an attack upon two step-sons, Edward and Henry Quayle, aged twenty and eighteen years, with a butcher knife, on Saturday evening, and inflicted wounds upon both to such an extent that Henry died in four hours and Edward cannot live long.

    1868 July 1, “The Tragedy in Ohio—A Man Murders His Two Step-Sons”, in The New York Times, volume XVII, number 5232, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2025, page 8, column 4

    The menu, as conceived by chef Joel Somerstein -- Ms. Somerstein's step-son, and formerly a chef at the Hotel Pierre and Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Lafayette -- is a mix of standard dishes (free-range chicken, sweetbreads, salmon with potato blinis) with a smattering of international tastes.

    2001 April 2, Adam Platt, “The Wasteland”, in New York, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2009
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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