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# stepsister

noun (a stepsister, stepsisters)

«stepsister» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A girl or woman who is the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather, but not the daughter of your own mother or father. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepsister/#m1)

### In the lessons

It is a family word: when a parent marries or partners someone new who already has a daughter, she becomes your stepsister. In fairy tales such as «Cinderella», the stepsisters are often unkind, but real stepsisters can be good friends. Phrases: «my stepsister», «younger stepsister».

### Examples

- My stepsister is the same age as me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepsister/#x1)
- Cinderella's stepsisters made her do all the work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepsister/#x2)
- I get on really well with my stepsister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepsister/#x3)
- When Dad married Sarah, her daughter Lucy became my stepsister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepsister/#x4)
- My stepsister lives with us every other week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepsister/#x5)
- We have two stepsisters and one brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepsister/#x6)
- My stepsisters have sent me to you for a light." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepsister/#x7)

### Note

One word. A stepsister shares no parent with you; a «half-sister» shares one parent. Fairy tales show «wicked stepsisters», but that is a story pattern, not the truth about real families.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stepsister» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepsister/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stepsister» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stepsister.html) on Mova free.