stepchild
stepchild — noun
- stepchildsingular
- stepchildrenplural
1. A child born to your husband, wife, or partner before you began your relationshi
A child born to your husband, wife, or partner before you began your relationship with them, making you that child's stepparent.
When Sofia's mother married Mr. Chen, Sofia became his stepchild.
become [someone's] stepchild
The Wong family welcomed their new stepchild with warmth and patience.
collocation: welcome a stepchild
Ahmed treats his wife's child from her first marriage as his own stepchild.
After the wedding, Mrs. Okonkwo's stepchild came to live with them.
The teacher noticed that Mei-Lin, a shy stepchild, was struggling to fit in at school.
- stepson
specifically a male stepchild
- stepdaughter
specifically a female stepchild
- child by marriage
more informal descriptive phrase
- biological child
a child related by blood, not by marriage
- birth child
a child born to a parent, not acquired through marriage
文法句型
[possessive] stepchild
become [someone's] stepchild
用法筆記
The word 'stepchild' does not indicate gender. Use 'stepson' for a male child or 'stepdaughter' for a female child when the gender is known. A step- relationship is created by marriage, not by blood.