Definition of stepchild
1 : one that fails to receive proper care or attention is no longer a stepchild in the family of nations — F. R. Smith
2 : a child of one's wife or husband by a former partner
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Examples of stepchild in a Sentence
The school has long been the forgotten stepchild of the state university system.
Recent Examples of stepchild from the Web
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Theno is survived by his wife, Jill; their son David; sisters Meg Theno, Jan Shiff and Nancy Peth; stepchildren Britt and Morgan Ghan; and six grandchildren.
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He is survived by his wife, two children, two stepchildren and 12 grandchildren.
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Besides his wife and son, he is survived by another son, Tod Alan Booth; daughters Wendy Stahnke and Heather Booth; stepchildren Diana Sedory and Tony Richardson; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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Besides her sister, of Fayetteville, Ga., survivors include several stepchildren.
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His children and stepchildren have memories of stars showing up at his home studio on weekends.
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Matthews leaves behind his wife, Rachel, three children and two stepchildren.
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The 2015 comedy hit featured boring stepfather Brad Whitaker (Ferrell) competing for his stepchildren's love against their far-cooler biological father Dusty Mayron (Wahlberg).
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In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Frame is survived by son John; stepchildren, Elisa Wirtchafter, Tamara Schorr, and Sara Dominguez; her first husband, John W. Woods; and seven step-grandchildren.
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First Known Use of stepchild
before 12th century
STEPCHILD Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of stepchild for English Language Learners
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: your wife's or husband's child by a past marriage or relationship : a stepson or stepdaughter
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: someone or something that does not receive enough care or attention
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