stepsister

noun

Definition of stepsisternext
as in stepbrother

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Recent Examples of stepsister The 16-year-old boy accused of killing his stepsister on a cruise is allowed to stay out of jail with certain restrictions, a federal judge in Florida ruled. — Doug Lantz, ABC News, 27 May 2026 Hudson's stepsister, Anna Kepner, had been traveling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November with her family, including Hudson. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026 Hudson’s stepsister, Anna Kepner, had been traveling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November with her family, including Hudson. — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 Lena's family includes her mother Mae (Gloria Reuben), the Boston District Attorney; grandpa Edwin (Ernie Hudson), a prominent minister; stepsister Sarah (Maggie Lawson), the BPD Superintendent of Detectives; and half-brother Jonah (Marcus Scribner), an officer partnered with Sean. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stepsister
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsister
  1. stepbrother
  2. sister
  3. brother
  4. sibling
  5. cousin
Noun
  • Sadie Sink’s Max was a late arrival to the gang, arriving in the show’s second season alongside her stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery) before linking up with the boys and helping Eleven develop in the real world.
    — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Survivors include her stepbrother, Josh Mills, an author, manager and host of the Rarified Heir podcast.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of stepbrother
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  • Sam Machado and his wife, Tammy Machado, who owned the property, and Tammy Machado’s sister, Reiko Matsumura, a former Yolo County sheriff’s deputy who went on leave after the explosion and retired in September.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Alanna Schermerhorn-Wallace confronted Colt directly about watching her brother’s final moments on surveillance video, while oldest sister Lilianah Ahmed tearfully recalled the agonizing wait to learn whether Mason had survived.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of sister
Noun
  • In Harrenhal, Aemond is plagued by nightmares of his (not) dead brother dragging him to hell.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Lee Chun Ho lost his mother, brother, niece and the domestic worker who cared for their family.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of brother
Noun
  • Owing to his father’s career, Bo and his two siblings went to school in New Jersey, Sydney, and Seoul.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • Nor was the name of his sibling, who police sources said just graduated the NYPD Police Academy.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of sibling
Noun
  • Knappman, who lives in California, coordinated with his sister in Louisiana and a pair of cousins from Maine and North Carolina to purchase a new headstone engraved with Horan’s name and the dates of her birth and death.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • Also in his orbit are a consortium of crooks, including his cousin Freddie, a hip junkie, and Pepper, a taciturn hoodlum who was friends with Ray’s dad, Big Mike, a legendary thief.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
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