Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepnephew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: step-nephew
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The son of one's stepbrother or stepsister

noun

The stepson 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 nephew English stepnephew From step- + nephew.

Inflected Forms

stepnephews (plural) step-nephew (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

stepaunt stepcousin stepniece stepuncle

Questions

What does stepnephew mean?: The son of one's stepbrother or stepsister
Where does stepnephew 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 nephew English stepnephew From step- + nephew.

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