🇬🇧🇪🇸 stepsister - hermanastra : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "stepsister" ("hermanastra"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A stepsister is a girl who becomes part of your family because your parent marries her parent. You don’t share the same birth mom and dad, but you can still live together, play together, and call each other sisters in your new mixed-together family.
My stepsister ate the last cookie, so we held a very serious court trial in the living room with the dog as the judge.
My stepsister and I made a secret handshake with so many moves that we forgot it halfway through.
I told my stepsister I’d race her to school, and she showed up on a scooter, a clear violation of sibling law.
My stepsister put googly eyes on all the fruit, so now I feel judged by an angry apple every time I snack.
My stepsister says she’s allergic to chores, but strangely, she’s never allergic to dessert.
My father married a woman, and her daughter, my stepsister, arrived with a small suitcase. My stepsister set down a cake. The stepsister fixed my broken toy car and offered a bandage. The stepsister wiped my tears, smiled at our new photo, and sat at the kitchen table. I hugged my new stepsister.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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