Definitions

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  • noun rare The sister of one's stepfather or stepmother.
  • noun rare The stepsister of one's father or mother.

Etymologies

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step- +‎ aunt

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Examples

  • That is, it was provided at no cost to the Maxons by the parents of the groom, Regina and Milo Minderbinder, to express their love for their new daughter-in-law, their undying friendship for her stepuncle and stepaunt, Christopher and Olivia Maxon, and their deep gratitude to every single person present who had taken the trouble to come.

    Closing Time Joseph Heller 1994

  • "I'm sure a girl who looks as much like you as I do must be at least as much relation as a stepaunt."

    Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 1908

  • There were people who believed that he had run away again, this time never to return; among those who held to this opinion being Mrs. Louden and her sister, Joe's stepaunt.

    The Conquest of Canaan 1905

  • He’d have time to spend with Quentin’s mother, and he’d get to know his stepgrandfather and his stepaunt.

    A Different Light Mariah Stewart 2010

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