: a son of one's husband or wife by a former partner
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Besides Flick, Deidra and son-in law Charlie Hoffman, Anderson’s survivors include son Quinton Anderson Reynolds, two grandchildren, a stepson and daughter-in-law, and two step-grandchildren.—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025 Sheri Lilley visited a wedding venue in Savannah, Georgia, where her stepson Sam and his fiancee Lydia Coles were looking to get married.—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 July 2025 The outlet reported that while under house arrest, Perez has also been ordered to remain at least 500 feet away from his stepson and the boy’s mother and have no contact with them.—Sean Neumann, People.com, 17 July 2025 He is survived by his wife and fellow attorney, Anne Butterfield Wells, as well as a son, Michael, and stepson, Christopher Scheer.—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for stepson
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of stepson was
before the 12th century
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