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stepchild

[ step-chahyld ]

noun

plural stepchildren.
  1. a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
  2. 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

  1. a stepson or stepdaughter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stepchild1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ŧDZ賦. See step-, child
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Example Sentences

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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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