stepniece C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships 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 stepnephewstepsisterniece Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown