stepdaughter
noun
step·daugh·ter
ˈstep-ˌdȯ-tər 
: a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner
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Diaz’s stepfather darted out onto the fire escape, survived and was seen by neighbors outside the building desperately searching for his wife and stepdaughter, heartbroken neighbors recalled.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
DeVaux’s stepdaughter, Reagan, had a guinea pig and DeVaux brought it to the barn.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
James Ernest Hitchcock, 69, was put to death by lethal injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison in Starke for the rape and murder of his brother’s 13-year-old stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
She is survived by her loving husband, Francis Patrick O’Neill; her daughter, Caitlin O’Neill, and her husband, Jess Nelson; her sister, Melissa McGuire (Mike McGuire); her stepson, John O’Neill (Raquel O’Neill), and stepdaughters Jane Irigoyen (Marcelo Irigoyen) and Mary Eident (Derrick Eident).
—Billie Stanton, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
DeVaux’s stepdaughter, Reagan, had a guinea pig and DeVaux brought it to the barn.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
James Ernest Hitchcock, 69, was put to death by lethal injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison in Starke for the rape and murder of his brother’s 13-year-old stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
She is survived by her loving husband, Francis Patrick O’Neill; her daughter, Caitlin O’Neill, and her husband, Jess Nelson; her sister, Melissa McGuire (Mike McGuire); her stepson, John O’Neill (Raquel O’Neill), and stepdaughters Jane Irigoyen (Marcelo Irigoyen) and Mary Eident (Derrick Eident).
—Billie Stanton, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Stepdaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepdaughter. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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stepdaughter
noun
step·daugh·ter
-ˌdȯt-ər
: a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner
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