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stepchild
[ step-chahyld ]
noun
- a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
- any person, organization, affiliate, project, etc., that is not properly treated, supported, or appreciated:
This agency is the stepchild when appropriations are handed out.
stepchild
/ ˈstɛpˌtʃaɪld /
noun
- a stepson or stepdaughter
Word History and Origins
Origin of stepchild1
Example Sentences
Ms Curtiss previously said she had received assurances that the rule regarding stepchildren would go.
Particularly when the refusal to admit that stepchildren “count” is perilously close to the suggestion that “having children” means “having your own biological children.”
Harris is a stepmother and refers to herself as “Momala,” while Bass has three adult stepchildren.
Not only will Harris’ Jewish husband, Doug Emhoff, be present with Harris’ stepchildren, but her sister, Maya, will probably be there with her children and grandchildren, too.
Calvert said earmarks are a key way to secure funding for the Inland Empire, which he said has been “kind of a stepchild” compared with California’s larger, urban areas.
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