stepsibling

1.名詞B2

釋義

someone who becomes your brother or sister because one of your parents marries their parent, even though you are not related by birth

例句

After the marriage, Samir shared a room with his new stepsibling.

new stepsibling after a parent's marriage

Layla invited her stepsibling to join the family photo at Eid.

invite a stepsibling into a family activity

同義詞

my/his/her + stepsibling

be/become + someone's stepsibling

This is the gender-neutral family term. Distinguish it from 'half-sibling', which means you share one biological parent.

❌Omar is my stepsibling because we share the same mother.

✅Omar is my half-brother because we share the same mother.

💡stepsiblings are connected through a parent's marriage, not through a shared biological parent.

❌My stepsibling sister lives in Kaohsiung.

✅My stepsister lives in Kaohsiung.

💡if you want to show gender, use 'stepsister' or 'stepbrother', not both together.

stepsibling — noun