Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepsibling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stepsi-b-ling
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The child of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.

Example Sentences

"With multiple stepparents, stepsiblings, half siblings and pseudosiblings, it’s a whole new type of family[…]."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

stepsiblings (plural) step-sibling (alternative)

Synonyms

step

Questions

What does stepsibling mean?: The child of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
Where does stepsibling 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 sibling English stepsibling From step- + sibling.

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