love-child

  • 1Love 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… …

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  • 2Love 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[… …

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  • 3love child — child born out of wedlock, 1805, from LOVE (Cf. love) (n.) + CHILD (Cf. child). Earlier was love brat (17c.) …

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  • 4love 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 …

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  • 5love 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 …

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  • 6love child — n a child whose parents are not married used especially in newspapers …

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  • 7love child — love′ child n. cvb a child born out of wedlock • Etymology: 1795–1805 …

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  • 8love child — ► NOUN ▪ a child born to parents who are not married to each other …

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  • 9love child — n. an illegitimate child …

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  • 10love child — noun the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents • Syn: ↑bastard, ↑by blow, ↑illegitimate child, ↑illegitimate, ↑whoreson • Derivationally related forms: ↑bastardly (for: ↑ …

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