lovechild
Out-of-wedlock baby
A lovechild is a child born to parents who aren't married to each other—a euphemism for illegitimate or bastard.
The term carries romantic connotations, suggesting the child resulted from passion rather than wedlock: She discovered she was the lovechild of a famous actor.
Figuratively, a lovechild is anything born from an unlikely combination: The building looks like the lovechild of a cathedral and a spaceship.
Child of unmarried parents
- out-of-wedlockBorn to unmarried parents
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- natural childChild of unmarried parents
- born out of wedlockHaving unmarried parents
paternity · secret child · hidden heir · unacknowledged · disowned · birthright · inheritance · legitimacy
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
revelation · exposé · headline · notoriety · secret · shame · disgrace · controversy
Original idea one conceived
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- fusionJoining into unity
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- mashupCombined creative fusion
crossover · offspring · creation · invention · passion project · synthesis · blend · experiment
bastard
Child of unmarried parents
- out-of-wedlockBorn to unmarried parents
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- natural childChild of unmarried parents
born out of wedlock · paternity · secret child · hidden heir · unacknowledged · disowned · birthright · inheritance · legitimacy · recognition
affair
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
gossip · revelation · exposé · headline · notoriety · secret · shame · disgrace · controversy · media
brainchild
Original idea one conceived
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- fusionJoining into unity
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
mashup · crossover · offspring · creation · invention · passion project · synthesis · blend · experiment · innovation
lovechildlegitimate child
Offspring of a marriage
legitimate heir · heir apparent · crown prince · rightful heir · firstborn son
love, loving, loved, lover, beloved, lovable, lovers, lovingly, unloved