stepcousins
Parents' stepsiblings' children
Stepcousins are the children of one's stepparent's siblings, or the children of one's parent's step-siblings—relatives connected through marriage rather than blood.
The relationship forms when parents remarry, creating extended family ties: I gained three stepcousins when my mom married my stepdad.
Like other step-relations, the bond varies from close to nominal.
Household joined by remarriage
- stepparentsNon-biological parental figures
- half-siblingsChildren sharing one parent
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
household · bonding · adjustment · integration · cohabitation · unity · holidays · introductions
stepfamily
Household joined by remarriage
- stepparentsNon-biological parental figures
- half-siblingsChildren sharing one parent
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
co-parenting · household · bonding · adjustment · integration · cohabitation · unity · holidays · introductions
relatives
Those connected by blood
relations · nieces · nephews · aunts · uncles · in-laws · affinity · kindred · clan · heredity
step, cousin, cousins, stepbrother, stepsister, stepmother, stepfather, stepparent, stepchild