Defn: A portable set of steps.
STEPMOTHER
Step"moth`er, n. Etym: [AS. steópmoder.]
Defn: The wife of one's father by a subsequent marriage.
STEPPARENT
Step"par`ent, n.
Defn: Stepfather or stepmother.
STEPPE
Steppe, n. Etym: [From Russ. stepe, through G. or F. steppe.]
Defn: One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia, generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of the prairies in Western North America. See Savanna. Steppe murrain. (Far.) See Rinderpest.
STEPPED
Stepped, a.
Defn: Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key. Stepped gear, a cogwheel of which the teeth cross the face in a series of steps.
STEPPER
Step"per, n.