step-sisters
Remarriage-created sisters
Step-sisters are daughters of one's stepparent from a previous relationship—not blood relatives, but siblings through marriage.
The relationship forms when a parent remarries someone who already has daughters.
My step-sisters and I didn't meet until we were teenagers.
The singular is step-sister or stepsister.
Those connected by blood
- kinBlood-connected people
- stepsiblingNon-biological brother or sister
- family treeChart of ancestors
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
extended family · lineage · household · niece · nephew · genealogy · family ties · relation
Household joined by remarriage
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- half-siblingsChildren sharing one parent
- stepchildrenSpouse's children from before
household · family dynamics · custody · bonding · integration · family therapy · adjustment · cohabitation
Competition between children sharing parents
- bondingForming close connections
- companionshipState of having company
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- conflictOpposition between parties
closeness · jealousy · acceptance · support · alliance · connection · loyalty · resentment
relatives
Those connected by blood
- kinBlood-connected people
- stepsiblingNon-biological brother or sister
- family treeChart of ancestors
in-laws · extended family · lineage · household · niece · nephew · genealogy · family ties · relation · affinity
stepfamily
Household joined by remarriage
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- half-siblingsChildren sharing one parent
stepchildren · household · family dynamics · custody · bonding · integration · family therapy · adjustment · cohabitation · family unit
sibling rivalry
Competition between children sharing parents
- bondingForming close connections
- companionshipState of having company
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
conflict · closeness · jealousy · acceptance · support · alliance · connection · loyalty · resentment · reconciliation
Cinderella
Rags-to-riches heroine
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- glass slipperTransparent formal footwear from folklore
fairy godmother · ballgown · curse · spell · enchanted · jealousy · cruelty · servitude · ashes · cinders
- sisterhood themessibling bonds, caregiving, reconciliation, family dynamics, blended families