stepdaughter

noun

step·​daugh·​ter ˈstep-ˌdȯ-tər How to pronounce stepdaughter (audio)
: a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner

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Alexander is survived by her stepdaughter Elizabeth Colla. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 May 2025 Christos also works with her stepdaughter Zaya Wade and models Lucky Blue and Nara Smith. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025 The trailer focuses on a body mash-up between Jamie Lee Curtis’s and Lindsay Lohan’s returning characters, Tess and Anna Coleman, plus Anna’s daughter, Harper (Julia Butters), and future stepdaughter, Lily (Sophia Hammonds). Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 Elon Musk's father, Errol, welcomed his two youngest children with his former stepdaughter Comments Like his son Elon Musk, Errol Musk has fathered many children. Alex Gurley, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stepdaughter

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stepdaughter was before the 12th century

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“Stepdaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepdaughter. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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stepdaughter

noun
step·​daugh·​ter -ˌdȯt-ər How to pronounce stepdaughter (audio)
: a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner

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