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natural child

nat·u·ral child
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nach-er-uh l, nach-ruh l chahyld]
    • /ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl tʃaɪld/
    • /ˈnætʃrəl tʃaɪld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nach-er-uh l, nach-ruh l chahyld]
    • /ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl tʃaɪld/

Definitions of natural child words

  • noun 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. 1
  • noun natural child biological child. 1
  • noun natural child biological offspring 1
  • noun natural child child born to unmarried parents 1

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Origin of natural child

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Natural child

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

natural child popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

natural child usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for natural child

noun natural 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
  • nullius filius — (especially in law) son of nobody; bastard.

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