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stepchild

[ step-chahyld ]

noun

, plural step·child·ren.
  1. a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
  2. 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

  1. a stepson or stepdaughter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stepchild1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English stēopcild. See step-, child
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Example Sentences

Ms Curtiss previously said she had received assurances that the rule regarding stepchildren would go.

From BBC

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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