stepdoughter
Middle English
Alternative forms
- stepdoghter, steopdohter, step-douȝter, stypdowtur, stepdowtyr
Etymology
From Old English stēopdohtor (“stepdaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *steupaduhtēr (“stepdaughter”); equivalent to step- + doughter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛpˌdɔu̯xtər/
Noun
stepdoughter
- stepdaughter (daughter of a spouse)
Descendants
- English: stepdaughter
References
- “step-doughter, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.