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View synonyms for natural child

natural child

[ nach-er-uhl chahyld, nach-ruhl ]

noun

  1. Law.
    1. an illegitimate child; one born of intercourse between people who are not married to each other.
    2. (especially in Louisiana) a child conceived by people who are not married to each other, who has been lawfully acknowledged by the father.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of natural child1

First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences

In some states he becomes the heir of the adopted parent like a natural child, with some limitations.

One of the children I spoke of, a little girl of six, is my own natural child.

The latter was a respectable farmer, living at Hatherleigh, in Devonshire; and the infant was his natural child.

Since the law of 1834 a woman has been legally liable to maintain her natural child until it reaches the age of sixteen.

He is by a nature a natural child, and he is thus by grace or love made a spiritual child.

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