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stepsister [noun]

not your parents' daughter, but the daughter of a person one of your parents has married

US

/ˈstepˌsɪs.tɚ/

UK

/ˈstepˌsɪs.tər/

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

stepsister

step‧sis‧ter /ˈstepsɪstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stepsister

step·sis·ter [stepsister stepsisters] [ˈstepsɪstə(r)] [ˈstepsɪstər] noun
the daughter from an earlier marriage of your stepmother or stepfather

compare half-sister

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stepsister / ˈstepˌsɪs.tə r / / -tɚ / noun [ C ]

not your parents' daughter, but the daughter of a person one of your parents has married

→ Compare half-sister

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

stepsister

[ste̱psɪstə(r)]
stepsisters
also step-sister
N-COUNT: oft poss N
Someone's stepsister is the daughter of their stepfather or stepmother.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stepsister

step·sis·ter /ˈstɛpˌsɪstɚ/ noun, pl -ters [count] : the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather

American English

non-blood relations

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

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