bonus child

plural bonus children

1. euphemisticA stepchild.

   With Cindy, he embraced two bonus children, Chris and Ashley Hales, whom he loved as his own.

   2025 December 12, “James Farloe Hamm (Jim) Obituary”, in The Seattle Times, Seattle, W.A.: The Seattle Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2025

   2 more examples

   I leaned on my husband, siblings, nieces and nephew, bonus children and daughter-in-law, good friends, in-laws, my supportive manager, a couple of co-workers and caring neighbors for their advocacy and support.

   2014 October 9, Lela, “Faces of Breast Cancer: Lela”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2018

   The high-earning Brazilian beauty began dating Brady in late 2006 shortly after he split from actress Bridget Moynahan, his girlfriend of three years. But soon after their split, Moynahan confirmed that she was pregnant with his child. […] "It was kind of one of those moments of like, 'Do I just like run away?' Now eight years later, I couldn't have asked for a sweeter bonus child."

   2015 November 10, Nardine Saad, “Gisele Bundchen: She and Tom Brady have 'gone through a few tough times'”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2015

   Synonyms: bonus kid