stepdaughter

C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships

Also spelled step-daughter

US /ˈstɛpˌdɔtɚ/ UK /ˈstɛpˌdɔːtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a daughter of one's spouse by a former partner

He walked his stepdaughter down the aisle at her wedding.

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Word family

Related forms stepson stepchild stepmother daughter

Etymology

From Old English 'stēopdohtor', a compound of 'stēop-' (by remarriage) and 'dohtor' (daughter).

stēop- Old English dohtor Old English

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# stepdaughter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstɛpˌdɔtɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstɛpˌdɔːtə/

## Meanings
1. a daughter of one's spouse by a former partner

## Examples
- He walked his stepdaughter down the aisle at her wedding.

## Related Forms
- stepson
- stepchild
- stepmother
- daughter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stēop-
- Root: dohtor

## Etymology
From Old English 'stēopdohtor', a compound of 'stēop-' (by remarriage) and 'dohtor' (daughter).

## AI Etymology
Stepdaughter is from Old English 'stēopdohtor', a compound of 'stēop-' (by remarriage) and 'dohtor' (daughter). Important recorded forms include stēop- (Old English) and dohtor (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a daughter of one's spouse by a former partner. The wider family includes related words such as stepson, stepchild, stepmother, and daughter.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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