stepnephew

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noun

The son of one's stepbrother or stepsister

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

nounstepnephew (plural stepnephews)

plural stepnephews · alternative step-nephew

  1. rareThe son of one's stepbrother or stepsister
  2. rareThe stepson of one's sibling

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. Englishnephew
  8. Englishstepnephew

From step- + nephew.

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Translations

Catalan nebodastre
  • nebodastreson of one's stepbrother or stepsister
Italian nipotastro, nipotastra
  • nipotastroson of one's stepbrother or stepsister
  • nipotastrason of one's stepbrother or stepsister
Welsh llysnai, llysnai
  • llysnaison of one's stepbrother or stepsister
  • llysnaistepson of one's sibling
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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