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Stepchild vs Stepgrandson - What's the difference?

stepchild | stepgrandson |

As nouns the difference between stepchild and stepgrandson

is that stepchild is a stepson or stepdaughter while stepgrandson is the son of one's stepchild, or the stepson of one's child.

stepchild

English

Noun

(stepchildren)
  • A stepson or stepdaughter
  • The family role (responsibilities and behavioural standards) of a stepchild.
  • (obsolete) A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.

    • Hyponyms

    * stepdaughter * stepson * See also

    See also

    * * half-sibling, half-brother, half-sister * step-grandchild, step-grandson, step-granddaughter * step-niece, step-nephew, step-cousin

    stepgrandson

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The son of one's stepchild, or the stepson of one's child.
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 23, Susan Dominus, Coming Up Short as a Role Model for the Mommy Track, New York Times citation
    • , passage=The son of an out-of-work contractor can hope for a crack someday at a Senate seat, knowing that the stepgrandson of a woman who lives in a metal-roofed shack is moving into the White House. }}

    Related terms

    * stepgranddaughter * stepgrandmother * stepgrandfather