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noun

Law.

an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse.
(especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.

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Origin of natural child

First recorded in 1860–65

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How to use natural child in a sentence

In some states he becomes the heir of the adopted parent like a natural child, with some limitations.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
One of the children I spoke of, a little girl of six, is my own natural child.
Unveiling a Parallel|Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Marchant
The latter was a respectable farmer, living at Hatherleigh, in Devonshire; and the infant was his natural child.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
Since the law of 1834 a woman has been legally liable to maintain her natural child until it reaches the age of sixteen.
Women's Wild Oats|C. Gasquoine Hartley

He is by a nature a natural child, and he is thus by grace or love made a spiritual child.
Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women|George Sumner Weaver

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