Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepniece

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: step-niece
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The daughter of one's stepbrother or stepsister

noun

The stepdaughter of one's sibling

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English niece English stepniece From step- + niece.

Inflected Forms

stepnieces (plural) step-niece (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

stepaunt stepnephew stepuncle

Questions

What does stepniece mean?: The daughter of one's stepbrother or stepsister
Where does stepniece come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English niece English stepniece From step- + niece.

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