love child

Definition

A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child.

Etymology

From love + child.

Example Sentences

• "Nobody ever came to see her, nobody spoke of her, nobody cared about her. Mr Brass had said once, that he believed she was a ‘love-child’ (which means anything but a child of love)."
• "Love child, never meant to be / Love child, born in poverty"
• "The grunge genre was the love child of punk and metal."

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