Phrase guide

bonus parent

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alloparent

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: bonus dad, bonus father, bonus mom, bonus mother

History

Etymology

From bonus and parent.