stepson

noun

step·​son ˈstep-ˌsən How to pronounce stepson (audio)
: a son of one's husband or wife by a former partner

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The caller said the suspect, 48-year-old Darshan Eric Williams, who resides at the house, shot his 15-year-old stepson. Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024 One groom's stepmother decided the best time for her vow renewal was just before her stepson's nuptials, according to a post in the r/wedding subreddit. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 The Universal International Studios project is set in West Wales, 1983, and follows a man and his teenage stepson who go about taking down an international drug smuggling ring after uncovering a secret bunker on the beach. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024 Police in southeast Connecticut are investigating after a man allegedly fatally beat his 6-year-old stepson with a baseball bat in what detectives are calling a brutal domestic violence attack on the boy, his younger brother and their mother. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024 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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“Stepson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepson. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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stepson

noun
step·​son -ˌsən How to pronounce stepson (audio)
: a son of one's husband or wife by a former partner

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