step- in Malay
tiri
UK/stɛp-/
step- in Malay: tiri. In English, step- means a prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.
Malay words for step-
- prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative
- tiri
English meaning of step-
- prefix A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.
step- in other languages
Questions about step- in Malay
- What is the meaning of step- in Malay?
- Step- in Malay is tiri.
- Apakah maksud step- dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Step-: tiri.
- What does step- mean in English?
- Step- means a prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: step- (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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