stepchild

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The child of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
    — On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala.
  2. A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother. obsolete

词形变化

stepchildren plural step-child alternative

词源

From Middle English stepchild, stepchyld, from Old English stēopċild (“stepchild”), equivalent to step- + child. Compare Dutch stiefkind (“stepchild”), German Stiefkind (“stepchild”), Swedish styvbarn (“stepchild”).
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