stepsisters

noun

plural of stepsister
as in sisters

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  1. sisters
  2. stepbrothers
  3. siblings
  4. brothers
  5. cousins
  6. relatives
Noun
  • The girls sometimes lived with their grandmother or an aunt, other times with their mother and Lasha’s father, who was a part of the sisters’ lives on and off until he was convicted of armed bank robbery in 2003.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One of his sisters, María Yailén, 15, survived the tremors, but the other, Mariangel, 12, did not.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 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
  • Working together in a blurred state, these electron twins don’t suffer the impediments of their isolated siblings.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Although there wasn’t a formal wedding party, the couple’s siblings held special roles and wore unique pieces through the weekend.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of siblings
Noun
  • Court records show West’s two brothers and several nieces and nephews were his legal heirs.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The brothers, who were born in the United States and moved to the United Kingdom as children, hold dual citizenship.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of brothers
Noun
  • McCollum spent summers working cattle, branding steers and tending to his grandfather's ranch alongside his cousins.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But some in the community, even cousins, stopped speaking with her.
    — Francesca D’Annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of cousins
Noun
  • Fortune has reported on scammers using voice-cloning tools to impersonate relatives since 2023.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The changes include allowing the adoption of distant male relatives raised as commoners to become royals and father future heirs, and letting princesses keep their royal status after marrying commoners.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of relatives
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