- (a) love child
- a child whose parents are not married to each other.
He allegedly has a love child in Australia from an affair with a much younger woman.
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(a) love child
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Love child — is a synonym for bastard , meaning a child born out of wedlock. See Illegitimacy.In music: * Love Child , a 1968 album by Diana Ross the Supremes ** Love Child , a number one hit from this album * Love Child , a song by Deep Purple from their… … Wikipedia
Love child — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
love child — child born out of wedlock, 1805, from LOVE (Cf. love) (n.) + CHILD (Cf. child). Earlier was love brat (17c.) … Etymology dictionary
love child — love children also love child N COUNT 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. Eric has a secret love child … English dictionary
love child — love ,child noun count MAINLY JOURNALISM a child who is born as the result of a relationship between two people who do not marry each other: ILLEGITIMATE CHILD … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
love child — n a child whose parents are not married used especially in newspapers … Dictionary of contemporary English
love child — love′ child n. cvb a child born out of wedlock • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
love child — ► NOUN ▪ a child born to parents who are not married to each other … English terms dictionary
love child — n. an illegitimate child … English World dictionary
Love Child. The Spectrum Sessions — is a very rare Tommy Bolin album. This a rehearsal sessions with Billy Cobham for Spectrum album … Wikipedia
love-child — see love child … English dictionary
