stepsisters

noun

Definition of stepsistersnext
plural of stepsister
as in sisters

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  1. sisters
  2. siblings
  3. brothers
  4. cousins
Noun
  • The Daily Mail and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser also have identified two women — who authorities say both died at the scene — as sisters.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Bad Sisters, a dark comedy about five Irish sisters is also a definite must-watch.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of sisters
Noun
  • On York Boulevard in Los Angeles, a blurred black hole hangs on a dark wall, joined only by a pair of headphones playing looping echoes of its siblings colliding.
    Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Owner Sherri Robertson shared how Levi came into her life in 2024 after being rescued from the roadside with his siblings.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of siblings
Noun
  • Kevin has two brothers, Jeff and Buzz, and two sisters, Megan and Linnie.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With its flinty, morbid humor and collection of eccentric characters—including a star turn by Jamie Lee Curtis as a tough mafia enforcer named Bo Shea—The Sticky is definitely channeling the Cohn brothers' Fargo.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of brothers
Noun
  • But in Piazza’s phone calls with aunts, uncles, and cousins, everyone remembers the story a little differently.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Years later, one of my cousins even stopped eating meat in my presence out of respect for my diet.
    Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of cousins
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