Meanings
plural bonus daughters
- euphemisticA stepdaughter.
Every time my bonus daughter comes to our house, my daughter refuses to sleep and refuses to eat at mealtimes.
2024 February 22, Rebecca Onion, quoting We Need a Schedule [pseudonym], “I’m Shocked by What Parents Are Supposedly Doing With Potty Training Now”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Feb 20242 more examples
Although it’s very good ex-etiquette to take your bonus daughter shopping for a present for her mom, it’s very bad ex-etiquette to buy Mom’s father a present from your bonus daughter without talking to Mom first.
2010 November 18, Jann Blacksone-Ford, Sharyl Jupe, “Ex-Etiquette: Ask before buying gift”, in The Seattle Times, Seattle, W.A.: The Seattle Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2015"My bonus daughter couldn't wait to have another mother because she lost her mom when she was young," said Padilla, who lives in Carlsbad, Calif.
2020 December 9, Juana Summers, “As A Stepparent, Kamala Harris Puts 'Families You Choose' In The Spotlight”, in National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.: National Public Radio, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2020
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