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1. Law.a. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse.b. (esp. in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.2. See biological child.[1860-65]
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natural child — n. A child that is related to his or her parents by blood, not adoption. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. natural child n. A biologi … Law dictionary
natural child — noun 1. : a child born out of lawful wedlock : an illegitimate child : bastard 1 2. : a child under Louisiana law that is born out of lawful wedlock but to parents capable of entering into lawful marriage at the time of the birth and that unlike… … Useful english dictionary
natural child — A child acquired by its lawful parents through birth rather than by adoption. A child born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child … Ballentine's law dictionary
natural child — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. love child, illegitimate offspring, nullius filius (Latin); see baby 1 , child , illegitimate 2 … English dictionary for students
natural child — Bastard, love child, illegitimate child … New dictionary of synonyms
natural child — illegitimate child … English contemporary dictionary
child — n pl chil·dren 1: a son or daughter of any age and usu. including one formally adopted compare issue ◇ The word child as used in a statute or will is often held to include a stepchild, an illegitimate child, a person for whom one stands in loco… … Law dictionary
child — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; … Black's law dictionary
child — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; … Black's law dictionary
Natural — Nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See {Nature}.] 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
