stepcousin

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noun

A nephew or niece of someone's stepparent; a child of someone's stepaunt or stepuncle (in the sense of a sibling of someone's stepparent).

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Meanings

nounstepcousin (plural stepcousins)

plural stepcousins · alternative step-cousin

  1. A nephew or niece of someone's stepparent; a child of someone's stepaunt or stepuncle (in the sense of a sibling of someone's stepparent).
  2. A stepchild of someone's aunt or uncle; a stepnephew or stepniece (in the sense of a stepchild of someone's sibling) of someone's parent.
  3. A child of someone's stepaunt or stepuncle (in the sense of a stepsibling of someone's parent); a stepnephew or stepniece (in the sense of a child of someone's stepsibling) of someone's parent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
stepfamily

Origin

From step- + cousin.

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Translations

Welsh llysgefnder, llysgyfnither
  • llysgefndernephew or niece of a stepparent
  • llysgyfnithernephew or niece of a stepparent
  • llysgefnderstepchild of an uncle or aunt
  • llysgyfnitherstepchild of an uncle or aunt
  • llysgefnderchild of a stepuncle or stepaunt (stepsibling of a parent)
  • llysgyfnitherchild of a stepuncle or stepaunt (stepsibling of a parent)

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

stepcousin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepcousin

MLA

“stepcousin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepcousin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepcousin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepcousin.

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