noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The daughter of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The stepdaughter of one's parent which is not one's half-sister.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a sister who has only one parent in common with you
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: half sister, half-sister
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sister, sis
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h1ésh2r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h1ésh2-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder. Proto-Germanic *swestēr Proto-West Germanic *swester Old English sweostor Middle English suster English sister English stepsister From step- + sister.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
hermanastra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Asturian:
hermanasca
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Azerbaijani:
bacılıq
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Azerbaijani:
ögey bacı
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Bengali:
সৎবোন
(śôtbon)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Bulgarian:
дове́дена сестра́
(dovédena sestrá)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Bulgarian:
зава́рена сестра́
(zavárena sestrá)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Catalan:
germanastra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Chinese Mandarin:
繼姊妹 /继姊妹
(jì zǐmèi)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Danish:
stedsøster
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Dutch:
stiefzus
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Esperanto:
vicfratino
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Finnish:
siskopuoli
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Finnish:
sisarpuoli
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
French:
quasi-sœur
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
French:
sorâtre
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
French:
sœurâtre
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Georgian:
არაღვიძლი და
(araɣviʒli da)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
German:
Stiefschwester
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Greek:
ετεροθαλής αδελφή
(eterothalís adelfí)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Hindi:
सौतेली बहन
(sautelī bahan)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Hungarian:
mostohatestvér
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Hungarian:
mostohanővér
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Icelandic:
stjúpsystir
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Ido:
stif-fratino
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Indonesian:
kakak tiri
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Indonesian:
adik tiri
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Ingrian:
sisarlentämä
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Irish:
leasdeirfiúr
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Italian:
sorellastra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Japanese:
義理の姉妹
(giri no shimai)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Kashmiri:
وورٕ بیٚنہِ
(vōrụ beni)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Central Kurdish:
زڕخوشک
(zirrxuşk)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Latin:
vitrici filia
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Latin:
novercae filia
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Latin:
comprivigna
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Macedonian:
по́лусестра
(pólusestra)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Malay:
kakak tiri
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Malay:
adik tiri perempuan
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Māori:
tuahine kē
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Norman:
d'mié-soeu
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Norman:
soeu empruntée
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Norwegian Bokmål:
stesøster
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stesøster
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stesyster
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Persian:
خواهندر
(xâhandar)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Persian:
ناخواهری
(nâxâhari)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Plautdietsch:
Steefsesta
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Polish:
przybrana siostra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Portuguese:
irmã de criação
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Russian:
сво́дная сестра́
(svódnaja sestrá)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Scottish Gaelic:
leas-phiuthar
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Serbo-Croatian:
по̏лусестра
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Serbo-Croatian:
pȍlusestra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Slovak:
nevlastná sestra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Slovene:
polsestra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Spanish:
hermanastra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swahili:
dada wa kambo
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
plastsyster
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
styvsyster
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
bonussyster
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
låtasassyster
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
extrasyster
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
bonussyrra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
styvsyrra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
plastsyrra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
låtsassyrra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Swedish:
extrasyrra
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Turkish:
üvey kız kardeş
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Volapük:
jlublod
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Volapük:
jilugem
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Volapük:
lusör
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Yiddish:
שטיפֿשוועסטער
(shtifshvester)
— daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent
Latin:
vitrici filia
— stepdaughter of one's mother
Latin:
novercae filia
— stepdaughter of one's father