: a son of one's husband or wife by a former partner
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In August Heredia was called to help find Whisper Owen and her daughter, 8-month-old Sandra, who are thought to have crashed in the same area where his stepson Brian died.—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025 Grigsby's 16-year-old stepson was found to have been shot and was pronounced dead.—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 On redirect from Skaggs attorney Daniel Dutko, Hetman said there are health and family issues relating to her stepson.—Sam Blum, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025 Perna is being charged along with his sons, stepson, nephews and others with racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering and gambling offenses.—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 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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