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- [step-chahyld]
- /ˈstɛpˌtʃaɪld/
- /ˈstep.tʃaɪld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [step-chahyld]
- /ˈstɛpˌtʃaɪld/
Definitions of stepchild word
- noun plural stepchild a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage. 1
- noun plural stepchild any person, organization, affiliate, project, etc., that is not properly treated, supported, or appreciated: This agency is the stepchild when appropriations are handed out. 1
- noun stepchild child of one's spouse 1
- countable noun stepchild Someone's stepchild is a child that was born to their husband or wife during a previous relationship. 0
- noun stepchild a stepson or stepdaughter 0
- noun stepchild a child that one's husband or wife had by a former marriage 0
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Origin of stepchild
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English stēopcild. See step-, child
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Parts of speech for Stepchild
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stepchild popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stepchild usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with stepchild
- how to legally adopt a stepchild?
- how to adopt my stepchild?
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- how to adopt a stepchild?
- how to deal with a stepchild who is difficult?
- how much to adopt my stepchild?
- how long does it take to adopt a stepchild?
- how to adopt a stepchild uk?
- what is a stepchild?
- how to love a stepchild as your own?
- how much does it cost to legally adopt a stepchild?
- how to adopt a stepchild in florida?
- how to adopt a stepchild in colorado?
- how to adopt stepchild in texas?
- how to parent a stepchild?
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