stepsister
noun
step·sis·ter
ˈstep-ˌsi-stər 
: the daughter of one's stepparent : the stepdaughter of one's parent
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Cinderella with one vile stepsister would be locked in a zero-sum game.
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
In addition to his son, Rosenbaum is survived by his father, Chuck, his sister, Heidi Jurish, his stepmother (Mona) and stepsisters (Dana and Renee Garfin), his daughter-in-law (Kahlia), aunt and uncle Margo and Don Blumenthal and cousin Joscelyn.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
There are also two stepsisters, neither ugly but one quite bratty.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Schloss' stepsister Anne and the Frank family hid in a secret annex in Amsterdam for two years during World War II to evade Nazi persecution for their Jewish faith.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
In addition to his son, Rosenbaum is survived by his father, Chuck, his sister, Heidi Jurish, his stepmother (Mona) and stepsisters (Dana and Renee Garfin), his daughter-in-law (Kahlia), aunt and uncle Margo and Don Blumenthal and cousin Joscelyn.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
There are also two stepsisters, neither ugly but one quite bratty.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Schloss' stepsister Anne and the Frank family hid in a secret annex in Amsterdam for two years during World War II to evade Nazi persecution for their Jewish faith.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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stepsister
noun
step·sis·ter
ˈstep-ˌsis-tər
: a daughter of one's stepparent by a former partner
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