stepdaughters
Partner's female children
Stepdaughters is the plural of stepdaughter—a daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
The step- prefix marks family bonds formed through marriage rather than blood: He has two stepdaughters from his wife's first marriage.
The relationship may be as close as biological kinship or remain distant, depending on circumstances.
Wedding after divorce/widowhood
- half-siblingsChildren sharing one parent
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- integrationCombining into a whole
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
adjustment · bonding · merging · divorcee · custody · visitation · co-parenting · acceptance
Supportive care-giving
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
patience · communication · trust · boundaries · support · understanding · bonding · adolescence
Warm emotional attachment
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- respectRegard with honor
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
empathy · closeness · intimacy · familiarity · acceptance · trust · understanding · companionship
Descent from progenitors
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- heirOne who receives legacy
- descendantsThose who come after
- genealogyStudy of family descent
relatives · in-laws · matriarch · patriarch · bloodline · non-biological · affinity · guardianship
remarriage
Wedding after divorce/widowhood
- half-siblingsChildren sharing one parent
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- integrationCombining into a whole
cohabitation · adjustment · bonding · merging · divorcee · custody · visitation · co-parenting · acceptance · adaptation
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- upbringingChildhood care and training
mentorship · patience · communication · trust · boundaries · support · understanding · bonding · adolescence · teenager
affection
Warm emotional attachment
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- respectRegard with honor
loyalty · empathy · closeness · intimacy · familiarity · acceptance · trust · understanding · companionship · attachment
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- heirOne who receives legacy
- descendantsThose who come after
genealogy · relatives · in-laws · matriarch · patriarch · bloodline · non-biological · affinity · guardianship · dependents
- stepfamily termsstepchild, stepchildren, half-brother, half-sister, blended family