Z11a

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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