Meanings
nounstepsibling (plural stepsiblings)
plural stepsiblings · alternative step-sibling
- The child of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
With multiple stepparents, stepsiblings, half siblings and pseudosiblings, it’s a whole new type of family[…].
2007 April 19, Kate Murphy, “Stepfamilies Try to Stretch Their Space”, in New York TimesSynonyms: step
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe child of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tew-
- Proto-Germanic*steupa-
- Proto-West Germanic*steupa-
- Old Englishstēop-
- Middle Englishstep-
- Englishstep-
- Englishsibling
- Englishstepsibling
Translations
Finnish puolisisarus, uussisarus
- puolisisarusstepbrother or stepsister
- uussisarusstepbrother or stepsister
- sisaruspuolistepbrother or stepsister
Greek ετεροθαλή αδέλφια
- ετεροθαλή αδέλφια (eterothalí adélfia)stepbrother or stepsister
Hungarian mostohatestvér
- mostohatestvérstepbrother or stepsister
Icelandic stjúpsystkini
- stjúpsystkinistepbrother or stepsister
Indonesian saudara tiri
- saudara tiristepbrother or stepsister
Latin comprivignum
- comprivignumstepbrother or stepsister
Polish przybrane rodzeństwo
- przybrane rodzeństwostepbrother or stepsister
Swedish styvsyskon, plastsyskon
- styvsyskonstepbrother or stepsister
- plastsyskonstepbrother or stepsister
- bonussyskonstepbrother or stepsister
- låtsassyskonstepbrother or stepsister
- extrasyskonstepbrother or stepsister
Cite this entry
APA
stepsibling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepsibling
MLA
“stepsibling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepsibling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepsibling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepsibling.
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