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stepdaughter
The daughter whom a spouse has brought into the marriage from a previous relationship. She is not the biological child of the other person.
Er behandelt seine Stieftochter genauso liebevoll wie seine leiblichen Kinder.
He treats his stepdaughter just as lovingly as his biological children.
The prefix 'Stief-' (step-) is placed before a family member to indicate a relationship by marriage, not by blood. 'Stieftochter' (stepdaughter) is therefore the daughter of one's spouse.
Seit der Hochzeit seiner Mutter ist er ihr Stiefvater.
Since his mother's wedding, he has been her stepfather.
The prefix 'Stief-' (step-) is very productive. If you know 'Stieftochter' (stepdaughter), you can easily understand and form other relatives such as 'Stiefsohn' (stepson), 'Stiefmutter' (stepmother), 'Stiefvater' (stepfather), or 'Stiefbruder' (stepbrother).
Er hat zwei leibliche Kinder und einen Stiefsohn.
He has two biological children and one stepson.
The word describes a clear family constellation. If Maria is Thomas's stepdaughter, that means Thomas is married to Maria's biological mother or biological father.
Obwohl sie seine Stieftochter ist, haben sie ein sehr enges Verhältnis.
Although she is his stepdaughter, they have a very close relationship.
daughter
'die Tochter' and 'die Stieftochter' both refer to a female child in a family. The difference lies in the exact relationship. A 'Tochter' is one's own female child. A 'Stieftochter' is the daughter of one's partner from an earlier relationship. She belongs to the family, but she is not the other person's biological child. Learners may confuse the words because both describe a daughter role. When the biological or legal parent-child relationship is meant, people usually say 'Tochter'. When the relationship comes about through a new marriage or partnership, 'Stieftochter' is more precise.
Am Wochenende hilft sie ihrer Stieftochter bei den Hausaufgaben.
On the weekend, she helps her stepdaughter with her homework.
Am Abend brachte Tom seine Tochter zu ihrer Freundin.
In the evening, Tom took his daughter to her friend's place.