step-son
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of stepson.
Example Sentences
- "John Cool, a resident of Warrensville, twelve miles east of Clveland, made an attack upon two step-sons, Edward and Henry Quayle, aged twenty and eighteen years, with a butcher knife, on Saturday evening, and inflicted wounds upon both to such an extent that Henry died in four hours and Edward cannot live long."
- "The menu, as conceived by chef Joel Somerstein -- Ms. Somerstein's step-son, and formerly a chef at the Hotel Pierre and Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Lafayette -- is a mix of standard dishes (free-range chicken, sweetbreads, salmon with potato blinis) with a smattering of international tastes."
- "The blond bombshell appeared on a recent episode of Truly’s “My Extraordinary Family” alongside her husband, Stephen Donnelly, 43, son, Levi, 12, and two step-sons, Lincoln and Parker."