stepson

IPA/ˈstepsʌn/
KK[stˈɛpsˌʌn]IPA/ˈstepsʌn/

stepson — noun

  • stepsonsingular
  • stepsonsplural

1. a boy or man who is your spouse's son from before you married, rather than your

1.名詞B2
釋義

a boy or man who is your spouse's son from before you married, rather than your own son by birth

例句

Gabriela's stepson asked her to come to his school concert on Friday.

possessive form: Gabriela's stepson

After the wedding, Eitan helped his stepson build a desk for his room.

family action after remarriage

同義詞
  • stepchild

    broader term that can mean either a stepson or a stepdaughter

  • husband's son

    descriptive phrase used when the family relationship needs to be spelled out

  • wife's son

    descriptive phrase rather than the fixed family term 'stepson'

反義詞

文法句型

[possessive] + stepson

[name]'s stepson

用法筆記

Usually appears with a possessive determiner or a possessive noun because the relationship is central. It refers to your spouse's son from an earlier relationship, not to a child you adopted yourself.

常見錯誤

❌My step son starts college next year.
✅My stepson starts college next year.
💡'stepson' is written as one word.
❌Our adopted son is also our stepson.
✅Our adopted son joined the family through adoption, not as a stepson.
💡'stepson' means your spouse's son from an earlier relationship.