: a son of one's husband or wife by a former partner
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In 2022, Hialeah’s special election to fill the vacancy left by Councilman Oscar De La Rosa, Bovo’s stepson, cost the city more than $44,000.—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025 Alexander died March 5 of natural causes at the home of a nephew in Boulder, Colorado, her stepson, Anthony Colla, told The Hollywood Reporter.—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2025 Rau, 76, died of a heart attack April 8 at a hotel in Bloomington, Indiana, while visiting Indiana University’s business school as an executive in residence, said his stepson, Will Johnson.—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025 Nomura had played in the minors in Japan, and was the stepson of a great Japanese player, Katsuya Nomura.—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stepson
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of stepson was
before the 12th century
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