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stepsister

[ step-sis-ter ]

noun

  1. one's stepfather's or stepmother's daughter by a previous marriage.


stepsister

/ ˈɛˌɪə /

noun

  1. a daughter of one's stepmother or stepfather by a union with someone other than one's father or mother respectively
“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 stepsister1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; step-, sister
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I didn’t choose “Cinderella,” or the stepsister, the story of “Cinderella” through the stepsister chose me.

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Despite the family's efforts to protect them, her younger stepsisters found out that their father and mother were trapped under the rubble from other children at school.

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And all the dreamier if they put that team in her town — and not that stepsister city across the river.

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But rereading Grimm as an adult, particularly the scene where one stepsister cuts off her toes to fit the glass slipper, changed my view.

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During Chavez’s criminal trial, her biological children testified about being forced to restrain their stepsister to a bed so Chavez could continue to abuse her, according to the D.A.’s office.

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