stepchild
/ˈstɛpˌtʃaɪld/
noun
- A child of one's spouse from a previous relationship, who is not biologically related to oneself.
- Being a stepchild can be challenging when adjusting to a new family.
- The family counselor helped the stepchild feel more included.
- He treats his stepchild as if she were his own daughter.
- Something that is neglected, ignored, or treated as less important than others.
- In the company, the research department became the stepchild after the merger.
- The arts are sometimes treated as the stepchild of education funding.
- Public transportation is often the stepchild of city budgets.
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