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stepson

Syllables: step·son/ˈstɛpsʌn/

stepson noun: the son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

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Noun

stepson (plural stepsons)

  1. The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
    • The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office detained an adult stepson who broke into his parents’ home and was involved in a standoff with deputies in Orangevale.2026 January 1, Emma Kidger, “Orangevale home invasion: Stepson in standoff with sheriff’s office”, in KTXL, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2026

stepson meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Arabic

stepson in Tamil

மாற்றாம் மகன், மாற்றாள் மகன்

stepson in Bengali

সৎ ছেলে

stepson in Telugu

stepson
సవతికొడుకు savatikoḍuku

stepson in Arabic

son of one's spouse and not of oneself
رَبِيب rabīb
More languagesFewer languages
stepson in Persian
پسندر pesandar
stepson in Vietnamese
con trai riêng
Kashmiri
وۆرٕ نیٚچوٗ vorụ necū

Forms of stepson

pluralstepsons
alternative formstep-son

Plural of stepson: stepsons

Origin of stepson

From Middle English stepsone, stepsune, from Old English stēopsunu (“stepson”), from Proto-Germanic *steupasunuz (“stepson”), equivalent to step- + son. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifsuun (“stepson”), West Frisian styfsoan (“stepson”), Dutch stiefzoon (“stepson”), German Low German Steevsöhn (“stepson”), German Stiefsohn (“stepson”), Danish stedsøn (“stepson”), Swedish styvson (“stepson”), Icelandic stjúpsonur (“stepson”).

Questions about stepson

What does stepson mean?
Stepson means the son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
What is stepson in Tamil?
Stepson in Tamil is மாற்றாம் மகன், மாற்றாள் மகன். See Stepson meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stepson?
Stepson is a noun.
How do you pronounce stepson?
Stepson is pronounced /ˈstɛpsʌn/.
What is the plural of stepson?
The plural of stepson is stepsons.

Words near stepson in the dictionary

  1. stepsisterly
  2. stepsisters
  3. stepsisters-in-law
  4. stepsize
  5. stepsizes
  6. stepson
  7. stepsons
  8. stepstone
  9. stepstones
  10. stepstool
  11. stepstools

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: stepson (page history and authors); stepson (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stepson (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సవతికొడుకు (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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