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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStiefkind
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃtiːf.kɪnt
"Sie kümmert sich liebevoll um ihr Stiefkind."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A child of one's husband or wife by a previous relationship.
"He treats his stepchild with the same care and affection as his own children." - 2
Something that is neglected, ignored, or treated with less care than related items.
"Public transit often feels like the stepchild of urban infrastructure funding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'stēopcild', where 'stēop-' signifies bereaved or orphaned, combined with 'cild' meaning child. Historically, it referred to a child who had lost one parent, though its meaning evolved to denote a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
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beau-fils
Transliteration: bo-fis
"Il aime son beau-fils comme son propre enfant."
Stiefkind
Transliteration: ʃtiːf.kɪnt
"Sie kümmert sich liebevoll um ihr Stiefkind."
figliastro
Transliteration: fiʎˈʎastro
"Il figliastro è andato all'università quest'anno."
hijastro
Transliteration: iˈxastɾo
"Quiere mucho a su hijastro."
enteado
Transliteration: ẽtiˈadu
"O enteado dele ganhou o prêmio de futebol."
सौतेला बच्चा
Transliteration: sautela bachcha
"वह अपने सौतेला बच्चा से बहुत प्यार करती है।"
继子
Transliteration: jì zǐ
"他把继子视如己出。"
의붓자식
Transliteration: uibutsasik
"그는 의붓자식을 친자식처럼 아낀다."
義理の子
Transliteration: giri no ko
"彼は義理の子とキャッチボールをした。"
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