Stepsister
(noun)
- A daughter of one's stepmother or stepfather.
- A daughter of one"s stepmother or stepfather, as related to one"s parent by marriage.
Origin:
From "step" meaning a level surface on which to place one"s foot and "sister" meaning a female sibling.
Examples:
- She didn't get along well with her stepsisters.
- Cinderella had two stepsisters who treated her poorly.
- The stepsisters were jealous of Cinderella's beauty.
- The stepsisters were cruel to Cinderella.
- The stepsisters were not related to Cinderella by blood.