Words for a child whose parents were not married—serious words:
| ILLEGITIMATE | 676 |
| BASTARD | 454 |
| NR | 37 |
| BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK | 23 |
| ILLEGITIMATE CHILD | 23 |
| OUT OF WEDLOCK | 8 |
| ILLEGAL | 7 |
| BASTARD CHILD | 6 |
| BRAT | 5 |
| WOODS COLT | 5 |
| ORPHAN | 4 |
| COMMON-LAW CHILD | 3 |
| BITCH | 2 |
| BORNED OUT OF WEDLOCK | 2 |
| CHILD BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK | 2 |
| CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK | 2 |
| ILLEGAL CHILD | 2 |
| OUT-OF-WEDLOCK CHILD | 2 |
| ADOPTED CHILD | 1 |
| BASE CHILD | 1 |
| BORN UNLAWFULLY | 1 |
| BORN WITHOUT WEDLOCK | 1 |
| CHILD OF AN UNWED MOTHER | 1 |
| FATHERLESS | 1 |
| HE’S GOT NO DAD | 1 |
| ILLEGEMATE | 1 |
| ILLIGEMATE | 1 |
| ILLY | 1 |
| INEGITABLE | 1 |
| LEGITIMATE | 1 |
| LEGITIMATE CHILD | 1 |
| LITTLE BASTARD | 1 |
| MOTHER WASN’T EVER WED | 1 |
| NEGITAMATE | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| ONE THAT AIN’T GOT HIS OWN DADDY | 1 |
| OUTCAST | 1 |
| OUTSIDE CHILD | 1 |
| STEPSON | 1 |
| UNFORTUNATE | 1 |
| UNLAWFUL CHILD | 1 |
| UNWEDDED CHILD | 1 |
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