red headed stepchild

Usually the most loved child in a familial unit. (Step)Parents pride this child for their distinct good looks and amazing personality. Women LOVE a redhead. That's a fact.

Supermodel: "oh, look that sexy red headed stepchild!"
Supermodel 2: "I know! I just want to eat him all up!"

by Gingerton April 8, 2008

red headed stepchild

A child who has red hair and is also somone's stepchild.

- My stepson John has red hair.
- Oh, so you have a red headed stepchild.

by hans-åke December 22, 2008

Red headed stepchild

1. A derogatary term for a child who is from an affair or is an unwanted step child

2. In legal terms a child who was adopted by their step parents

1. Bill was a red headed stepchild, everyone knows it and his dad thinks his wife cheated on him. His older siblings look like their dad or mom.

2. The red headed stepchild step dad and step mom married and adopted him

by 459395 May 30, 2023

Red Headed Step Child

A stepchild might be singled out for abuse. But a red-headed stepchild (who presumably looks like his or her absent birth-parent) might be abused even more because he or she is so obviously different from the other children.

Myles was the red-head step child of the family, he was never invited to the family reunions.

by Laura Hall January 7, 2004

red headed step child

an unwanted, (ashamed of) child. Less than desired child

Mike was the red headed step child of the family, treated pretty shabbily.

by Laura Hall January 7, 2004

beat like a red headed step child

a tired simile meaning to beat badly. A fresher phrase would be to "beat like a fat kid stealing lunches"

The prosecutors got beat like a fat kid stealing lunches.

by mandingoe June 5, 2004

red headed step child

A bashling. Some one who is singled out for emotional abuse and/or physical abuse. Some one who gets purposely written out of their inheritance. Some one with no birth rights. Some one purposely neglected financially. The unfavored one.

In my father's family I was just a red headed step child.

by auntie allgood April 9, 2015