also: ままっこ
stepchild
Refers to a child from a spouse's previous relationship. The reading けいし is rare and formal.
She raised her husband's child from a previous marriage, her stepchild, as if it were her own.
Mistreatment of stepchildren is a common theme in old tales.
実子 denotes one's own biological child, whereas 継子 is a spouse's child from a previous relationship with no blood tie.
Standard kanji spelling for 'stepchild'.
Variant with geminated reading; colloquial or dialectal feel.
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
Compound of 継 (step-, non-biological) and 子 (child). The reading まま is from 継 (step-), as in 継母 (stepmother).