Word: stepuncles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ste
pun
cles
Definition: Plural of stepuncle; a family where at least one parent has children that are not biologically or adoptive related to the other spouse or partner
Morphemes:
Affix: step-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.
Affix: uncle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: avus
Language: la
Decoded: avus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: grandfather
Affix: -unculus
Language: la
Decoded: -unculus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns, ultimately an extended form of -lus.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.