# love child

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child.
2. Something that includes influences of multiple predecessors.

## Etymology
From love + child.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/love-child