stepsister
noun
step·sis·ter
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Definition of stepsister
: a daughter of one's stepparent by a former partner
Examples of stepsister in a Sentence
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Newport Harbor High even brought in Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank, to meet with some of the students involved. — CBS News, "SoCal school district "strongly" condemns video showing students giving Nazi salute and singing Nazi song," 20 Aug. 2019 Foxx stars as Sasha, a popular girl at Modine International School for Girls in Yucatán, Mexico, where she’s just moved with her annoying stepsister, Mia (Nélisse), mom (Nia Long) and underwater architect stepfather (John Corbett). — Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Soggy sequel ‘47 Meters Down: Uncaged’ is a waterlogged creature feature," 15 Aug. 2019 Police then raided Manshaus' nearby house and found the body of his 17-year-old stepsister, identified Monday as Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen, who was reportedly adopted from China as a 2-year old. — NBC News, "Suspect in Norway mosque attack smirks through bruised face in court," 12 Aug. 2019 There are some new characters, and one of the stepsisters has a streak of nice. — John Orr, The Mercury News, "Theater: Finding the inner beauty of Cinderella’s stepsister," 17 July 2019 Police said a 17-year-old found dead in the suspect’s home was his stepsister. — BostonGlobe.com, "Police in Norway call mosque attack attempted terrorism," 12 Aug. 2019 Veronica Cortez, Cavazos’ daughter, said Tuesday her father and stepsisters were living at the West Side home. — ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio woman identifies her father and stepsisters as victims of carbon monoxide poisoning," 4 June 2019 Billy, meanwhile, spends much of the season brooding around town and antagonizing his younger stepsister and his rival, Steve. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, "Everything you need to remember about Stranger Things before watching season 3," 28 June 2019 This Is Us stars: pal Chrissy Metz and stepsister Mandy Moore. — Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com, "American Housewife's Carly Craig Is Married to Zachary Reiter," 23 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stepsister.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stepsister
noun
English Language Learners Definition of stepsister
: the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather
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