stepteen

English

Etymology

From step- +‎ teen.

Noun

stepteen (plural stepteens)

1. A teenaged stepchild.
   • 1988, William R. Beer, Relative Strangers: Studies of Stepfamily Processes, page 125:

     This problem is part of a more general stepteen problem.

   • 1989, William R. Beer, Strangers in the House: The World of Stepsiblings and Half-Siblings, page 82:

     Or it can go in an inward direction, and result in a compulsive over-conformity, in which a stepteen feels he must rigidly conform in order to safeguard his place in the family and the stability of the family itself.

   • 2007, Susan Wisdom, Jennifer Green, Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today's Blended Family, page 155:

     Grilling your stepteen about sexual activity and drug use sabotages your relationship.

   • 2020, Tanith Carey, What's My Teenager Thinking?: Practical child psychology for Modern Parents, page 141:

     Focus on understanding your stepteen's feelings rather than complaining about behavior.

Synonyms

• (child of one's spouse but not one's own): stepbairn (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland), stepchild, stepkid (informal), step (colloquial)
• (bereaved child): orphan

Hyponyms

• stepdaughter
• stepson
• See also Thesaurus:relative