Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

step-children

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables
step-chil-dren
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of step-child

Etymology

Questions

What does step-children mean?
plural of step-child
Where does step-children come from?
See stepchildren.

How to pronounce step-children

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