natural child
Americannoun
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Law.
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an illegitimate child; one born of intercourse between people who are not married to each other.
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(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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Etymology
Origin of natural child
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Hugh, who is now 70, was born in Lanark because it was only natural child birth centre in Scotland.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2018
Once you introduce a genotype to the world, whether it be a natural child or a transgenic one—or a dogcat, for that matter—you must accept the consequences.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 31, 2016
Washington is also looking into ways to reduce the number of Medicaid-covered Cesarean deliveries, which involve surgery, are more expensive and are less safe than natural child births, Porter said.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 9, 2011
At age twelve, Dylana is a thoroughly natural child whom everybody seems to adore.
From Time Magazine Archive
And if any man values it preposterously, it will be neither a great philosopher, nor a labouring man with horny fists, nor a little innocent and natural child.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)
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