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Stepsister vs Stepsibling - What's the difference?

stepsister | stepsibling |

Stepsibling is a hyponym of stepsister.



As nouns the difference between stepsister and stepsibling

is that stepsister is the daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother who is not the daughter of one's mother and is not the daughter of one's father while stepsibling is the child of one's stepfather or stepmother from another relationship; a stepbrother or stepsister.

stepsister

English

Alternative forms

* step-sister

Noun

(en noun)
  • The daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother who is not the daughter of one's mother and is not the daughter of one's father.
  • The stepdaughter of one's father or mother which is not one's half-sister.

    • Synonyms

    * stepsis

    See also

    *

    stepsibling

    English

    Alternative forms

    * step-sibling

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The child of one's stepfather or stepmother from another relationship; a stepbrother or stepsister
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 19, author=Kate Murphy, title=Stepfamilies Try to Stretch Their Space, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=With multiple stepparents, stepsiblings , half siblings and pseudosiblings, it’s a whole new type of family

    Hyponyms

    * stepbrother * stepsister

    See also

    *