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step-sister

step-sister is the alternative form of stepsister.

Meaning of stepsister

Noun

stepsister (plural stepsisters)

  1. The daughter of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
  2. The stepdaughter of one's parent which is not one's half-sister.

Forms of step-sister

pluralstep-sisters

Questions about step-sister

What is step-sister the alternative form of?
Step-sister is the alternative form of stepsister.

Words near step-sister in the dictionary

  1. step-relationships
  2. step-relative
  3. step-relatives
  4. step-sibling
  5. step-siblings
  6. step-sister
  7. step-sisters
  8. step-son
  9. step-sons
  10. step-street
  11. step-through

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