Meanings
nounstepchair (plural stepchairs)
plural stepchairs · alternative step chair
- A chair that has an inbuilt set of steps, allowing its use as a stepladder, or a child's highchair with the child climbing the steps.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*stapiz
- Proto-Germanic*stappōnąbf.
- Proto-Germanic*stapjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*stappjan
- Old Englishstæppan
- Middle Englishsteppen
- Englishstep
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
- Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
- Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
- Latincathedra
- Old Frenchchaiere
- Middle Englishchayere
- Englishchair
- Englishstepchair
Translations
German Leiterstuhl, Treppenstuhl
- Leiterstuhlchair with steps
- Treppenstuhlchair with steps
Polish krzesło ze schodkiem
- krzesło ze schodkiemchair with steps
Cite this entry
APA
stepchair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepchair
MLA
“stepchair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepchair. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepchair,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepchair.
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