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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbeau-fils
Pronunciation / Transliteration: boh-fees
"Il est devenu un père pour son beau-fils."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A son of one's spouse from a previous marriage or relationship.
"After marrying her, he became a father figure to her stepson." - 2
A boy who is not biologically related but is treated as a son due to marriage.
"He treats his stepson as if he were his own child."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'stepson' originates from the Old English 'steop', meaning 'bereaved' or 'orphaned', combined with 'son', which denotes a male offspring. The word has evolved over centuries to refer specifically to the son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stepson" is said worldwide
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beau-fils
Transliteration: boh-fees
"Il est devenu un père pour son beau-fils."
Stiefsohn
Transliteration: shtief-zohn
"Er ist ein Vater für seinen Stiefsohn geworden."
figlio acquisito
Transliteration: fee-lyo ak-kwee-zee-to
"È diventato un padre per suo figlio acquisito."
hijastro
Transliteration: ee-has-tro
"Se convirtió en un padre para su hijastro."
enteado
Transliteration: en-teh-ah-do
"Ele se tornou um pai para seu enteado."
सौतेला बेटा
Transliteration: sautela beta
"वह अपने सौतेले बेटे के लिए एक पिता बन गया।"
继子
Transliteration: jì zǐ
"他成为了继子的父亲。"
의붓아들
Transliteration: uibut adeul
"그는 의붓아들의 아버지가 되었다."
義理の息子
Transliteration: giri no musuko
"彼は義理の息子の父親になった。"
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