stepchildren
Partner's prior children
Stepchildren are the children of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
A man who marries a woman with kids becomes stepfather to her children; they become his stepchildren.
The relationship carries no biological connection—it's created entirely by marriage.
Figuratively, stepchildren can be anything treated as secondary or neglected: Public transit has long been the stepchild of urban planning.
Children sharing one parent
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- custodyProtective care or control
visitation · noncustodial · biological · ex-spouse · cohabitation · guardian · divorcee · adoption
Connection or fondness
- trustConfidence in another
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- acceptanceConsent to receive
closeness · empathy · affinity · interaction · relationship · familiarity · patience · understanding
Property and grounds
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- successionFollowing in order
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- disinheritanceExclusion from inheritance
legal · entitlement · heir · probate · trust · assets · rights · provision
Change from one state
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
acculturation · habituation · reorientation · normalization · readjustment · routine · expectations · roles
half-siblings
Children sharing one parent
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- householdDomestic unit of residents
custody · visitation · noncustodial · biological · ex-spouse · cohabitation · guardian · divorcee · adoption · guardianship
attachment
Connection or fondness
- trustConfidence in another
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
acceptance · closeness · empathy · affinity · interaction · relationship · familiarity · patience · understanding · warmth
estate
Property and grounds
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- successionFollowing in order
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
disinheritance · legal · entitlement · heir · probate · trust · assets · rights · provision · intestate
transition
Change from one state
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
assimilation · acculturation · habituation · reorientation · normalization · readjustment · routine · expectations · roles · discipline
- extended householdgrandparents, in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- family termsparents, nuclear family, mothers, extended family, fathers
- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
- stepfamily termsstepsons, stepdaughters, stepbrothers, stepsisters, half-brother
stepchildrenfavorites
Most preferred choices
darlings · crown jewels · pride and joy · top priorities · pets
- red-headed stepchildrenUnfairly neglected members
stepmother, stepfather, stepson, stepbrother, stepsister, stepchild, stepmom, stepdaughter, stepdad