stepdaughter
noun
step·daugh·ter
ˈstep-ˌdȯ-tər 
: a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner
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This time, Anna, now a single mom, swaps bodies with her teenage daughter, while Tess finds herself in the shoes of Lily, Anna’s soon-to-be stepdaughter.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Records show 74-year-old Leonard Hugall was released from prison in 2024, and now he’s been arrested and charged in connection with the death of his stepdaughter, Kelly Harris, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Her stepdaughter, longtime Naperville Men’s Glee Club artistic director Bonnie Roberts, died in 2019.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The product of a multinational household — daughter of a West African percussionist and a Swedish designer, stepdaughter of avant-jazz trumpeter Don Cherry — this year's most daring Best New Artist nominee went on to join several abrasive and ear-shattering British punk bands in the early '80s.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Records show 74-year-old Leonard Hugall was released from prison in 2024, and now he’s been arrested and charged in connection with the death of his stepdaughter, Kelly Harris, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Her stepdaughter, longtime Naperville Men’s Glee Club artistic director Bonnie Roberts, died in 2019.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The product of a multinational household — daughter of a West African percussionist and a Swedish designer, stepdaughter of avant-jazz trumpeter Don Cherry — this year's most daring Best New Artist nominee went on to join several abrasive and ear-shattering British punk bands in the early '80s.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Stepdaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepdaughter. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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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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