bonus parentとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

bonus parent (plural bonus parents)

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.

   Synonym: alloparent

   Hyponyms: bonus dad, bonus father, bonus mom, bonus mother

   • 1992, Penelope Hansen, My Father and Me: New Zealand Women Remember, Tandem Press, →ISBN, page 233:

     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.

   • 2004, The Complete Parenting Book: Practical Help from Leading Experts, Revell, →ISBN, page 439:

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