stepniece

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noun

The daughter of one's stepbrother or stepsister

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

nounstepniece (plural stepnieces)

plural stepnieces · alternative step-niece

  1. rareThe daughter of one's stepbrother or stepsister
  2. rareThe stepdaughter 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. Englishniece
  8. Englishstepniece

From step- + niece.

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Translations

Catalan nebodastra
  • nebodastradaughter of one's stepsibling

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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