Lauren Velez

I don't have children, but I have 17 nieces and nephews, and they more than make up for anything that I can do. I have a stepdaughter, and I adore her to pieces, and I think about adoption. There are so many kids at different ages and stages that need families.

American Actress

Elissa Slotkin

My stepdaughter, who is based in Alaska right now, is a brand-new lieutenant in the Army. She could be deployed in 18 months. And another stepdaughter is a physician for the VA.

American Politician

Anna Maxwell Martin

Oh, I got totally misquoted saying I can dance like Rihanna. I can't! What I did say is that I enjoy a dance-off with my stepdaughter and her friends.

English Actress

The word can imply complex family relationships which may affect the speaker's tone and context.

Family Dynamics

Using 'stepdaughter' can express emotional distance or closeness, depending on the speaker's relationship.

Emotional Nuance

Awareness of family structures in different cultures will help to use 'stepdaughter' appropriately.

Cultural Sensitivity

 daughter of the woman he lived with who was seriously ill at the time and over the next two and a half years or so it really got bad and during that time her my stepdaughter her daughter I kind of allowed her to become my partner so I was helping around the house because I

Stepdaughter