different between stepfather vs stepsibling

English

Alternative forms

• step-father

Etymology

From Middle English stepfader, from Old English st?opfæder, from Proto-Germanic *steupafad?r (“stepfather”), equivalent to step- +? father.

Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäiffoar (“stepfather”), Dutch stiefvader (“stepfather”), German Low German Steevvader (“stepfather”), German Stiefvater (“stepfather”), Swedish styvfar (“stepfather”), Icelandic stjúpfaðir (“stepfather”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: step?fa?ther

Noun

stepfather (plural stepfathers)

1. The husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father, especially following the divorce or death of the father.

Synonyms

• stepdad (informal)
• co-father
• father-in-law (dated)

Hypernyms

• stepparent

Related terms

• stepaunt
• stepbrother
• stepchild
• stepdaughter
• stepfamily
• stepfather-in-law
• stepmother
• stepnephew
• stepniece
• stepsister
• stepson
• stepuncle

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• step-sibling

Etymology

step- +? sibling

Noun

stepsibling (plural stepsiblings)

1. The child of one's stepparent from another relationship

Hyponyms

• stepbrother
• stepsister

Translations

See also

• Category:English words prefixed with step-