stepniece

US /ˈstɛpˌnis/ UK /ˈstɛpˌniːs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a niece by marriage; the daughter of a stepsibling

She sent her stepniece a card for her graduation.

Thesaurus

Word family

Related forms stepnephewstepsister niece

Etymology

A modern compound of the prefix 'step-' (denoting a relationship by remarriage) and 'niece' (via Old French 'niece', from Latin 'neptis', granddaughter, niece).

stēop- Old English neptis Latin

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Topics

Family & Relationships

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# stepniece

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

## Meanings
1. a niece by marriage; the daughter of a stepsibling

## Examples
- She sent her stepniece a card for her graduation.

## Related Forms
- stepnephew
- stepsister
- niece

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

## Etymology
A modern compound of the prefix 'step-' (denoting a relationship by remarriage) and 'niece' (via Old French 'niece', from Latin 'neptis', granddaughter, niece).

## AI Etymology
Stepniece is a modern compound of the prefix 'step-' (denoting a relationship by remarriage) and 'niece' (via Old French 'niece', from Latin 'neptis', granddaughter, niece). Important recorded forms include stēop- (Old English) and neptis (Latin). 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 niece by marriage; the daughter of a stepsibling. The wider family includes related words such as stepnephew, stepsister, and niece.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships

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