Family Group
stepchild
step·child [ step-chahyld ]
Definitions related to stepchild:
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(step child) A child of one's spouse, acquired through marriage.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(step child) A child receiving parental care and nurture from a person who is related to them through marriage to their parent.NCI Health Level 7 VocabularyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
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