stepson

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From Middle English stepsone, stepsune, from Old English stēopsunu (“stepson”), from Proto-Germanic *steupasunuz (“stepson”), equivalent to step- + son. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifsuun (“stepson”), West Frisian styfsoan (“stepson”), Dutch stiefzoon (“stepson”), German Low German Steevsöhn (“stepson”), German Stiefsohn (“stepson”), Danish stedsøn (“stepson”), Swedish styvson (“stepson”), Icelandic stjúpsonur (“stepson”).

88 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: رَبِيب (rabīb) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Armenian: խորթ որդի (xortʻ ordi) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Armenian: խորթ տղա (xortʻ tġa) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Asturian: fiastru — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Asturian: andáu — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Azerbaijani: ögey oğul — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Azerbaijani: oğulluq — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Belarusian: па́серб (pásjerb) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Belarusian: па́сынак (pásynak) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Breton: lezvab — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Breton: mab-kaer — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Bulgarian: дове́ден син (dovéden sin) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Bulgarian: зава́рен син (zaváren sin) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Catalan: fillastre — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Chinese Mandarin: 繼 /继 (jì) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Chinese Mandarin: 繼子 /继子 (jìzǐ) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Czech: nevlastní syn — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Dalmatian: fejustro — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Danish: stedsøn — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Dutch: stiefzoon — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Esperanto: vicfilo — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Esperanto: duonfilo — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Finnish: poikapuoli — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• French: beau-fils — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• French: fillâtre — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• French: filsâtre — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Friulian: fiastri — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Galician: fillastro — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Galician: enteado — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Georgian: გერი (geri) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Georgian: არაღვიძლი ვაჟი (araɣviʒli važi) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• German: Stiefsohn — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Greek: προγονός (progonós) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Hausa: agola — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Hungarian: mostohafiú — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Icelandic: stjúpsonur — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Ido: stif-filiulo — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Ingrian: poikapooli — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Ingrian: pojintima — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Irish: leasmhac — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Italian: figliastro — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Japanese: 継息子 (mamamusuko) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Kashmiri: وۆرٕ نیٚچوٗ (vorụ necū) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Northern Kurdish: nevis — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Latin: prīvignus — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Latin: filiaster — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Latvian: audžu dēls — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Latvian: padēls — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Macedonian: пасинок (pasinok) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Macedonian: завареник (zavarenik) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Māori: tama whakaangi — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Māori: tamatāne whakaangi — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Māori: tama kē — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Middle English: stepsone — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Navajo: hayeʼ ájíłʼíní — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Navajo: hayeʼ jíłʼíní — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Navajo: hayáázh ájíłʼíní — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Navajo: hayáázh jíłʼíní — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Norman: bieau-fis — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Norwegian Bokmål: stesønn — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Norwegian Nynorsk: steson — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Old English: stēopsunu — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Persian: پسندر (pesandar) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Polish: pasierb — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Portuguese: enteado — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Romanian: fiu vitreg — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Russian: па́сынок (pásynok) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Russian: приёмный сын (prijómnyj syn) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Scottish Gaelic: leas-mhac — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Scottish Gaelic: mac-cèile — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Serbo-Croatian: пасторак — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Serbo-Croatian: посинак — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Serbo-Croatian: pastorak — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Serbo-Croatian: posinak — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Slovak: nevlastný syn — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Slovene: pastorek — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Spanish: hijastro — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Swedish: styvson — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Swedish: bonusson — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Swedish: plastson — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Swedish: låtsasson — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Turkish: üvey oğul — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Ukrainian: па́синок (pásynok) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Ukrainian: па́серб (páserb) — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Vietnamese: con trai riêng — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Volapük: luson — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Volapük: hilucil — son of one's spouse and not of oneself
• Welsh: llysfab — son of one's spouse and not of oneself