bonus sister

noun

A stepsister.

Meanings

nounbonus sister (plural bonus sisters)

plural bonus sisters

  1. euphemisticA stepsister.

    I also brought my bonus sister Morgan Sievert.

    2024 May 24, Lillian Dahlhauser, quotee, “Lillian Dahlhauser: Senior Spotlight”, in Storm Lake Times Pilot, Storm Lake, Ia.
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    Dedicated to my siblings Monika, Barbara (†), and Reinhold as well as my bonus sister Katarzyna

    2023 June 21, Michael Stöcker, “Perspectives for Thermochemical Conversions of Lignocellulosic Biomass”, in Small, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, →DOI, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2023

    Bella Denny and her brother Isiah with their “bonus” sisters, Katherine, Ellie, Belle and Hannah on their first Christmas together as a family.

    2024 November 22, Amy Stourac, “Community Mourns the Passing of Izabella “Bella” Hope Denny”, in NE Iowa News, Oelwein, Ia.: NEIowa Publications, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2024

    So, when one of my bonus sisters shared her recent experience with me, I both loved and benefited from it.

    2026 February 8, Kathe Tanner, “Need a giggle? Here’s a midnight SLO County mystery with a feathery surprise”, in The Tribune, volume 157, number 53, San Luis Obispo, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16A, column 1
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