Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bonus parent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: bonus -par-ent
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Eventually, some stepparents will take on a great deal of status with their stepchildren, moving into a bonus parent role."

Etymology

From bonus and parent.

Inflected Forms

bonus parents (plural)

Synonyms

alloparent

Questions

What does bonus parent mean?: 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.
Where does bonus parent come from?: From bonus and parent.

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