love child

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luhv chahyld]
- /lʌv tʃaɪld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luhv chahyld]
- /lʌv tʃaɪld/

Definitions of love child words

noun love child a child born out of wedlock. 1
noun love child illegitimate offspring 1
countable noun love child If journalists refer to someone as a love child, they mean that the person was born as a result of a love affair between two people who have never been married to each other. 0
noun love child an illegitimate child; bastard 0
noun love child an illegitimate child 0
noun love child (euphemistic) A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child. 0

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Origin of love child

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Love child

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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love child popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

love child usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for love child

noun love child

bar sinister — the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth
bastard — Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person, especially a man, who has behaved very badly.
bastardy — the condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy
by-blow — a passing or incidental blow
natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.

All 7 Synonyms of love child