love-child
Born outside wedlock
A love-child is a child born to parents who are not married to each other—the product of a love affair rather than a sanctioned union.
The term is a gentler alternative to *illegitimate* or *bastard*: The tabloids revealed he had a love-child from an affair twenty years ago.
It carries a faintly romantic or euphemistic quality.
Child of unmarried parents
- out-of-wedlockBorn to unmarried parents
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
- misbegottenPoorly conceived or illegitimate
- by-blowIllegitimate offspring
nonmarital · unwed · unrecognized · secret · clandestine · illicit · hidden · concealed
One's biological descendants
- issuePoint of contention
- heirOne who receives legacy
- scionHeir of prominence
- descendantPerson from earlier generations
firstborn · birthright · lineage · bloodline · inheritance · parentage · kinship · biological
Sensationalist newspaper format
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- exposureState of being unprotected
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
notoriety · disgrace · controversy · cover-up · confession · acknowledgment · celebrity · royal
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- liaisonConnector between groups
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
infatuation · paramour · mistress · rendezvous · dalliance · entanglement
bastard
Child of unmarried parents
- out-of-wedlockBorn to unmarried parents
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
- misbegottenPoorly conceived or illegitimate
by-blow · nonmarital · unwed · unrecognized · secret · clandestine · illicit · hidden · concealed · undisclosed
progeny
One's biological descendants
descendant · firstborn · birthright · lineage · bloodline · inheritance · parentage · kinship · biological · genetic
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- exposureState of being unprotected
headlines · notoriety · disgrace · controversy · cover-up · confession · acknowledgment · celebrity · royal
affair
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
amour · infatuation · paramour · mistress · rendezvous · dalliance · entanglement
love-childlegitimate child
Offspring of a marriage
legitimate heir · heir apparent · rightful heir · crown prince
love, child, loves, loved, loving, lovingly, lover, lovers, lovely