stepsistern.
/ˈstɛpsɪstə/ A daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother.
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c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 474/1 Stepsystyr.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 276/1 Step sustre, belle seur.
1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1870 L. H. Morgan Syst. Consanguinity 482 These are step-brothers and step-sisters to the children of their mother's sisters.
1883 M. B. Betham-Edwards Disarmed xxx Throwing his arms round his step-sister's neck.
1910 C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson Love & Spy i. i. 10 Di and I are only step-sisters.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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