out of wedlock

out of wedlock
adverb
1. of biological parents not married to each other
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this child was born illegitimately

Syn: ↑illegitimately
Ant: ↑legitimately (for: ↑illegitimately)
Derived from adjective: ↑illegitimate (for: ↑illegitimately)
2. of unwed parents
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he was born out of wedlock

Syn: ↑outside marriage

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adverb
: with the natural parents not legally married to each other

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • out of wedlock — See: BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of wedlock — See: BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of wedlock — adverb of parents not legally married Some children were born out of wedlock …   Wiktionary

  • out-of-wedlock — adj. Out of wedlock is used with these nouns: ↑birth, ↑pregnancy …   Collocations dictionary

  • out\ of\ wedlock — See: born out of wedlock …   Словарь американских идиом

  • out of wedlock — phrasal with the natural parents not legally married to each other …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • out of wedlock — outside of marriage …   English contemporary dictionary

  • born out of wedlock — {adj. phr.} Born to parents who are not married to each other; without legal parents. * /Sometimes when a married couple can t have children, they adopt a child who was born out of wedlock./ * /Today we no longer make fun of children born out of… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • born out of wedlock — {adj. phr.} Born to parents who are not married to each other; without legal parents. * /Sometimes when a married couple can t have children, they adopt a child who was born out of wedlock./ * /Today we no longer make fun of children born out of… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • born\ out\ of\ wedlock — adj. phr. Born to parents who are not married to each other; without legal parents. Sometimes when a married couple can t have children, they adopt a child who was born out of wedlock. Today we no longer make fun of children born out of wedlock …   Словарь американских идиом

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