Meaning
stepson
- The son of one's spouse or partner from a previous relationship.
In a sentence
Marco va molto d'accordo con il suo figliastro di dodici anni.
Marco gets along very well with his twelve-year-old stepson.
Vivi insieme al tuo figliastro o sta con sua madre?
Do you live with your stepson or does he stay with his mother?
Non considerava quel ragazzo come un semplice figliastro, ma come un figlio.
He didn't view that boy simply as a stepson, but as a son.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| figliastro | masculine · singular |
| figliastri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- The suffix '-astro' is traditionally pejorative, but in family terms it denotes step-relations; feminine is 'figliastra'.