Definition of STEPBAIRN

stepbairn

Meanings

Plural: stepbairns

Noun

  • A stepchild.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English stepbarn (“orphan”), from Old English stēopbearn (“orphan”), from Proto-West Germanic *steupabarn, from Proto-Germanic *steupabarną (“stepchild”), equivalent to step- + bairn. Cognate with Old High German stiofbarn (“stepchild”), Norwegian stebarn (“stepchild”) Danish stedbarn (“stepchild”), Swedish styvbarn (“stepchild”), Icelandic stjúpbarn (“stepchild”).

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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