Step-sister meaning in English
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Definition
a step-sister: a sister who has only one parent in common
a sister: a female with the same parents
Examples
- "I think he's the nephew of my mother's step-sister."
- "Philip : Your mother has a step-sister?"
Exercise 1
Toby's mother is Sophie, and his father is Bob Carter. Toby is Bob's .
Bob and Sophie are thinking about having another child, and Sophie hopes that is a girl.
The girl would be Sophie's , and Toby's .
Bob and Sophie are thinking about having another child, and Sophie hopes that is a girl.
The girl would be Sophie's , and Toby's .
Toby's mother is Sophie, and his father is Bob Carter. Toby is Bob's son 1.
Bob and Sophie are thinking about having another child, and Sophie hopes that is a girl.
The girl would be Sophie's daughter 2, and Toby's sister 3.
Bob and Sophie are thinking about having another child, and Sophie hopes that is a girl.
The girl would be Sophie's daughter 2, and Toby's sister 3.
1 son: A father's male child is his 'son'. Toby is Bob's son.
2 daughter: A mother or father's female child is their 'daughter'. The 'gh' in English is silent and the word is pronounced 'daw-ter'.
3 sister: If Bob and Sophie had a daughter, the daughter would be Toby's 'sister'.
Exercise 2
Kevin Connors comes from a large family. His mother had 7 children from her first marriage, including Kevin: 3 girls and 4 boys.
The girls are Kevin's .
The boys are Kevin's .
The girls are Kevin's .
The boys are Kevin's .
Kevin Connors comes from a large family. His mother had 7 children from her first marriage, including Kevin: 3 girls and 4 boys.
The girls are Kevin's sisters 1.
The boys are Kevin's brothers 2.
The girls are Kevin's sisters 1.
The boys are Kevin's brothers 2.
1 sisters: The female siblings of a person are 'sisters'. We know that they are female because they are 'girls'.
2 brothers: The male siblings of a person are 'brothers'. We know that they are male because they are 'boys'.
Exercise 3
Moira's mother has one sister, but her father doesn't have any. Moira has two cousins called Morag and Scott. Her cousins are the children of her .
Moira's mother has one sister, but her father doesn't have any. Moira has two cousins called Morag and Scott. Her cousins are the children of her aunt.
aunt: This is the best choice here, the mother of Moira's cousins is her aunt.
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