stepbarn

== English == === Noun === stepbarn (plural stepbarns) (Northern England) Alternative form of stepbairn. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === steopbern, steopbearn (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English stēopbearn (“orphan”), from Proto-West Germanic *steupabarn, from Proto-Germanic *steupabarną; equivalent to step- +‎ barn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɛpˌbarn/ === Noun === stepbarn (rare) orphan ==== Descendants ==== English: stepbarn Scots: stepbairn → English: stepbairn ==== References ==== “step-barn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.