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stepcousin

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A nephew or niece of someone's stepparent; a child of someone's stepaunt or stepuncle (in the sense of a sibling of someone's stepparent).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A stepchild of someone's aunt or uncle; a stepnephew or stepniece (in the sense of a stepchild of someone's sibling) of someone's parent.

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noun

Meaning 3

A child of someone's stepaunt or stepuncle (in the sense of a stepsibling of someone's parent); a stepnephew or stepniece (in the sense of a child of someone's stepsibling) of someone's parent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From step- + cousin.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Welsh: llysgefnder — nephew or niece of a stepparent
  • Welsh: llysgyfnither — nephew or niece of a stepparent
  • Welsh: llysgefnder — stepchild of an uncle or aunt
  • Welsh: llysgyfnither — stepchild of an uncle or aunt
  • Welsh: llysgefnder — child of a stepuncle or stepaunt (stepsibling of a parent)
  • Welsh: llysgyfnither — child of a stepuncle or stepaunt (stepsibling of a parent)