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stepchild
[ step-chahyld ]
noun
plural stepchildren.
- a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
- any person, organization, affiliate, project, etc., that is not properly treated, supported, or appreciated:
This agency is the stepchild when appropriations are handed out.
stepchild
/ ˈɛˌʃɪ /
noun
- a stepson or stepdaughter
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Origin of stepchild1
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The Lakers are not the prima donnas they used to be and the Clippers are not the stepchild they used to be.
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West Sacramento has long been the region’s scrawny stepchild of a municipality.
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However, she made headlines in 2017 after her dispute with her stepchildren over how to care for her then ailing husband came into public view.
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The only exception will be for relatives adopting a child or stepchild, a spokesperson said.
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Ms Curtiss previously said she had received assurances that the rule regarding stepchildren would go.
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