bonus kid

bonus kid

An alternative to the title "step-kid," which is a child of a step-parent who assumed the parental role through marriage to one of the child's original (usually biological) parents. Most commonly, the step-parent is the second spouse of one of the child's biological parents. My bonus kids come to visit their father and me every other weekend.
See also: bonus, kid
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • bonus child
  • children
  • bonus son
  • bonus daughter
  • daughter
  • step-child
  • step-kid
  • step-daughter
  • step-son
  • bonus dad
References in periodicals archive
"It was the needs of what I call my bonus kids that really brought those issues into my life.