bioson

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ son.

Noun

bioson (plural biosons)

1. A biological son.
   • 1983, Clifford J. Sager, Hollis Steer Brown, Helen Crohn, Tamara Engel, Evelyn Rodstein, Libby Walker, “Adoption in Remarried Families”, in Treating the Remarried Family, New York, N.Y.: Brunner/Mazel, →ISBN, section III (Special Issues of Remarriage), page 317:

     A second assessment session included Mr. Wallace, his second wife, his adopted son, and his two biosons.

   • 1998, Ericka Lutz, “It’s the Children!”, in The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Stepparenting, Alpha Books, →ISBN, part 2 (The Stepfamily in Daily Life), page 124:

     Steve, a high-energy, quick-to-anger type, has a hard time dealing with his bioson Martin, a quiet, thoughtful type.

   • 2003, Anne O’Connor, “The Morgan/Merdad Family System of Mesa, Arizona”, in The Truth about Stepfamilies: Real American Stepfamilies Speak Out about What Works and What Doesn’t When It Comes to Creating a Family Together, New York, N.Y.: Marlowe & Company, →ISBN, page 184:

     “When Carl wouldn’t come to work with me and he said what I did was dumb, I was very, very deeply hurt because I had foregone my opportunity to have a bioson and the stepson was never going to meet that expectation.”