foot·step 
/ˈfʊtˌstɛp/ noun
plural foot·steps /ˈfʊtˌstɛp/ noun [count] 1 : a movement made by your foot as you walk or run : step
▪ She slowly took one footstep toward the frightened animal. 2 : the distance covered by a step : pace
▪ It's five footsteps from the bedroom to the bathroom. 3 : the sound of a foot making a step — usually plural ▪ We could hear the approaching footsteps.
▪ She slowly took one footstep toward the frightened animal.
▪ It's five footsteps from the bedroom to the bathroom.
follow in someone's footsteps
: to do the same things that another person has done before
▪ She followed in her father's footsteps by becoming a doctor.
▪ She followed in her father's footsteps by becoming a doctor.
