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Stepsister vs Halfsister - What's the difference?

stepsister | halfsister |

As nouns the difference between stepsister and halfsister

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 halfsister is an alternative spelling of half sister.

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

    *

    halfsister

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)