Meanings
plural bonus siblings
- euphemisticA stepsibling.
Truth be told, we all were there – ex-husbands, ex-wives, bonus siblings, half-siblings.
2025 July 15, Jann Blackstone, “Memorial service quandary”, in Cleveland Daily Banner, 171st year, number 33, Cleveland, Tenn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A9, column 12 more examples
Ken is survived by his […] “bonus” parents Roy and Lois Kliebe; “bonus” siblings and their spouses Jerry (Sally) McCain, David Martin Jr., Tessa (Jerry) Roslie, and Scott (Lexie) Kliebe.
2025 July 8, “[Obituaries] Kenneth Anthony Kliebe”, in Record Searchlight, volume 177, number 98, Redding, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5A, column 1He was also a loving protector to Karson, Conner, and "his girl," Callie Ann, and always brought joy to his bonus siblings.
2026 July 12, “Everett Lee Deaver Obituary”, in Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Ark., archived from the original on 09 Sep 2026
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