bonus dad
Non-biological paternal figure
A bonus dad is a stepfather, framed positively to emphasize the addition to a child's life rather than the replacement of a biological father.
The term reflects modern blended-family vocabulary that avoids the sometimes negative connotations of "step-": My bonus dad walked me down the aisle.
Compare bonus mom.
- blendedMixed into uniformity
- chosen familyIntentionally formed kinship network
- familyRelated people together
- father figureMale role model
- adoptionLegal family formation
remarriage · parenting · guardian · role model · loving · supportive · chosen · second chance · new chapter · stepparent · half-sibling · stepsister · stepbrother · wedding · divorce · custody · household · family dinner
- family rolesmother, father, mom, parents, mama
- step-parentstepdad, stepfather, stepmom, stepmother
- stepfamiliesstepfamily, stepparent, stepmother, stepfather, stepmom
- stepfamily termsstepmother, stepfather, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother
- extended familyaunt, uncle, grandparents, grandparent, great aunt
biological relationship
bonus dadbiological father
Male progenitor by blood
birth father · bio dad · natural father · genetic father · biological parent