stepgrandchild

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noun

The stepchild of one's own child.

OriginEnglish grandchild ← Middle English step- ← Old English stēop- →
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Meanings

nounstepgrandchild (plural stepgrandchildren)

plural stepgrandchildren · alternative step-grandchild

  1. The stepchild of one's own child.

    Other survivors are […] three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two stepdaughters; and two stepgrandchildren.

    2007 February 7, Matthew L. Wald, “M. Lamar Muse, 86, Dies; Led Southwest Airlines”, in New York Times
  2. The grandchild of one's wife or husband by a previous partner, or the child of one's stepchild.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tew-
  2. Proto-Germanic*steupa-
  3. Proto-West Germanic*steupa-
  4. Old Englishstēop-
  5. Middle Englishstep-
  6. Englishstep-
  7. Englishgrand-
  8. Englishchild
  9. Englishgrandchild
  10. Englishstepgrandchild

From step- + grandchild.

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Translations

German Stiefenkelkind, Stiefenkel
  • Stiefenkelkindstepchild of one's own child or child of one's stepchild
  • Stiefenkelstepchild of one's own child or child of one's stepchild
Spanish nieto político, proyerno
  • nieto políticostepchild of one's own child or child of one's stepchild
  • proyernostepchild of one's own child or child of one's stepchild
Swedish styvbarnbarn
  • styvbarnbarnstepchild of one's own child or child of one's stepchild
Cite this entry
APA

stepgrandchild. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepgrandchild

MLA

“stepgrandchild.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepgrandchild. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepgrandchild,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepgrandchild.

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