stepchild

noun

A child that one's husband or wife had with a previous partner.

Example sentences

“He treats his stepchild exactly like his own children.”
“Raising a stepchild can take time, patience, and lots of understanding.”

Used figuratively for anything neglected in favor of something else: 'the department was treated like a stepchild'.

Related words

godchildA child for whom a godparent takes responsibility at their baptism.stepsisterA girl or woman who is the child of one's stepparent from an earlier relationship.godsonA boy for whom a godparent takes responsibility at his baptism.stepbrotherA boy or man who is the child of one's stepparent from an earlier relationship.goddaughterA girl for whom a godparent takes responsibility at her baptism.stepdaughterA daughter that one's husband or wife had with a previous partner.