stepsister
noun
step·sis·ter
ˈstep-ˌsi-stər 
: a daughter of one's stepparent : the stepdaughter of one's parent
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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.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Eva Schloss, who survived the Holocaust as a teenager before becoming Anne Frank’s stepsister and a tireless campaigner against prejudice, has died at age 96, her trust announced Sunday.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
In an effort to fit into the slipper that her stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) left at the ball, Elvira severs the toes from her right foot.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Eva Schloss, who survived the Holocaust as a teenager before becoming Anne Frank’s stepsister and a tireless campaigner against prejudice, has died at age 96, her trust announced Sunday.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
In an effort to fit into the slipper that her stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) left at the ball, Elvira severs the toes from her right foot.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Stepsister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepsister. Accessed 11 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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