stepdaughter

IPA/ˈstepdɔːtə(r)/
KK[stˈɛpdˌɔtɚ]IPA/ˈstepdɔːtər/

stepdaughter — noun

  • stepdaughtersingular
  • stepdaughtersplural

1. a girl whose mother or father has married someone new, making her a family membe

1.名詞B1
釋義

a girl whose mother or father has married someone new, making her a family member of that new person by marriage rather than by birth

例句

Clara's stepdaughter, Mei-Lin, helped Clara plant roses in the garden last spring.

possessive construction: [name]'s stepdaughter

When Omar married Fatima, his stepdaughter Sofia was only seven years old.

family context: gained through marriage

文法句型

stepdaughter + of + noun phrase

possessive + stepdaughter

用法筆記

The prefix step- always indicates a family tie formed through a parent's remarriage, never through blood or legal adoption. Use stepdaughter specifically for the female child of your spouse from a previous relationship.

常見錯誤

❌My wife's daughter from her first marriage is my daughter-in-law.
✅My wife's daughter from her first marriage is my stepdaughter.
💡A daughter-in-law is the wife of your son, not the child of your spouse from a previous marriage.
❌My stepdaughter is my biological child from a previous relationship.
✅My stepdaughter is my spouse's child from a previous relationship.
💡Stepdaughter always means the child belongs to your spouse, not to you.