stepson

Word parts

step- + son

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈstɛpsʌn/

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• Hyphenation: step‧son

Noun

Singular stepson

Plural stepsons

1. (countable) A stepson is the son of a person's husband or wife. A stepson is a male child from an earlier marriage.

   When I married my wife I got two stepsons.

Related words

• stepdaughter
• stepchild
• son
• stepfather
• stepmother
• stepbrother
• stepsister