ðeɪ ɑːɹ mˈoːɹ ˈɔfən stˈɛpsɪblɪŋz ðɐn sˈɪblɪŋz, bˌʌt æz sˈɪblɪŋz, ðə jˈʌŋɡɚɹ ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ðə fˈeɪvɚd, æz ɪn dˈaɪəməndz ænd tˈoʊdz ɔːɹ sˌʌm vˈɛɹiənts ʌvðə ɹˈɛd ˈɛʔn.
They are more often stepsiblings than siblings, but as siblings, the younger is generally the favored, as in Diamonds and Toads or some variants of The Red Ettin.