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Stepchild vs Stepkid - What's the difference?

stepchild | stepkid |

As nouns the difference between stepchild and stepkid

is that stepchild is a stepson or stepdaughter while stepkid is stepchild.

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

    stepkid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) stepchild
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 8, author=Marion Winik, title=A Mother of a Certain Age, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=I already had two boys who were putting gray in my hair, and I added two stepkids when I married the man who would become Jane’s father. }}