stepsisters

noun

plural of stepsister
as in sisters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsisters
  1. sisters
  2. stepbrothers
  3. siblings
  4. brothers
  5. cousins
  6. relatives
Noun
  • Her older brothers and sisters fussed over her like a birthday present.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Both sisters, Kennedy and Kaleigh, played key roles all year and again Saturday.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of sisters
Noun
  • The stepbrothers' parents, Thomas Hudson and Shauntel Hudson, are fighting over custody, and have in court documents referred to the stepbrother -- who is a minor -- as a suspect in Kepner's death.
    — Doug Lantz, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of stepbrothers
Noun
  • This iteration of the beloved children’s book revolves around the shenanigans that occur after a mischievous hat-wearing cat arrives to cheer up two siblings who move to a new town.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Like his three siblings, Cam earned athletic scholarships to college.
    — Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of siblings
Noun
  • Set in Ireland in the 1960s, the novel follows 11 brothers whose lives take different paths after a family tragedy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The brothers returned to Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center on Tuesday, a little more than a year since their last concert there and on a very big election night for the country.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of brothers
Noun
  • Cranberries get a fraction of the shine compared to their fruity cousins.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Nov. 2026
  • When one of Achou Taibo’s cousins died in August, one of the village's traditional medicine clinics blamed poisoning for the death.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of cousins
Noun
  • Additional speakers included members of the Ben Crump civil rights law firm, who stood by Frimpong's relatives.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In addition to working as a home health aide for 18 years, Espina-Espinal, 55, raised four children, including a son who was murdered in 2009, relatives said.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of relatives
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