bonus parent
bonus parent noun: a person who serves in a parental role to a child who has a different biological parent, with or without formally marrying the child’s other parent or going through the formal process of adoption.
Noun
bonus parent (plural bonus parents)
- A person who serves in a parental role to a child who has a different biological parent, with or without formally marrying the child’s other parent or going through the formal process of adoption.
- Later when my parents remarried we saw that both Mum and Rob had the opportunity for second-chance happiness. And we had a bonus parent in stepfather Ross.1992, Penelope Hansen, My Father and Me: New Zealand Women Remember, Tandem Press, →ISBN, page 233
- Eventually, some stepparents will take on a great deal of status with their stepchildren, moving into a bonus parent role.2004, The Complete Parenting Book: Practical Help from Leading Experts, Revell, →ISBN, page 439
- Synonyms:
- alloparent
Synonyms of bonus parent
Forms of bonus parent
| plural | bonus parents |
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Origin of bonus parent
From bonus and parent.
Questions about bonus parent
- What does bonus parent mean?
- Bonus parent means a person who serves in a parental role to a child who has a different biological parent, with or without formally marrying the child’s other parent or going through the formal process of adoption.
- What part of speech is bonus parent?
- Bonus parent is a noun.
- What is the plural of bonus parent?
- The plural of bonus parent is bonus parents.
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