Stepsibling

Step-siblings are children born of two different families who have been joined by the marriage of at least one of their respective parents. A male step-siblings is a stepbrother and a female is a stepsister. The step-siblings relationship is connected through law and/or social norms and is not a blood relation.

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Charles and David are step-siblings as they are joined by the marriage of their parents Ben and Agatha.

Step-siblings are sometimes abbreviated informally as stepsibs.[1]

References

  1. MMeyer, Robert (2001). The Child Clinician's Handbook. p. 515.
  2. The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales, p. 230
  3. Bond, Paul (7 June 2009). "Q&A: Dan Povenmire". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  • The dictionary definition of stepsibling at Wiktionary
  • The dictionary definition of stepsib at Wiktionary
  • The dictionary definition of stepsister at Wiktionary
  • The dictionary definition of stepsis at Wiktionary
  • The dictionary definition of stepbrother at Wiktionary
  • The dictionary definition of stepbro at Wiktionary


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