What is an illegitimate child?

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Balaboo

I read this statement somewhere...

"There is no such thing as an illegitimate child, only illegitimate parents!"

Legally, it came from the idea that to be considered legitimate, a child's parents had to be married to each other, in order to inherit, but now this concept is old fashioned.

I think I'll stand by the opening statement.

jovvijo

An illegitimate child is one born out of wedlock, meaning the parents aren't married.
They used to be known as a 'bastard' but this has become an unacceptable term to use.

In ye olden days an illegitimate child could not inherit property, these days though it is hardly relevant how or when you where born.

jem

it is when a child is born out of wed lock!!
simply when two people who are not married have a child, its not really relevant in todays society, but it was looked down on before.

caroline1409f1

It's where a child is born to parents who are not married (to each other).

janna

An illegitimate child is one born out of wedlock (parents unmarried). In the past such a child would have no legal rights to inheritance etc.

kja63

An illegitimate child is one born outside of marriage. A legitimate child is one born of the marriage.

sammie

an illegitimate child is one born out of wedlock .. a legitimate is born when parents are married

j81s79j06

Illegitimate child means born out of wedlock.

SDS

One conceived out of wedlock

malisto

An illegitimate child is one born out of the marriage union. The legitimate one would be the oppposite.

barbara c

It is when you have a child out of wedlock[not married]

Spanglish McWhirter

It means a child whose (biological) parents are not married. I wouldn't worry about it though, it isn't a pressing concern in most modern countries.

Snoopy

Illegitimate child is a horrible name for one conceived out of wed lock. They should call it something different though. No child is ever illegitimate - they live, they breath, and they have feelings!

Ayiza

Bastard (the bible calls them that)
Born out of wedlock.

Illegitimate is also pollitically in correct in SA I forgot the new term.

DolphinLami

Like most of the answers, and also called a BASTARD, which is ME! As I was bron out of wedlock. Why do you ask?

Maria M

It use to be when someone had a baby without being married. We are living in 2007 now, you won't hear that saying much anymore. People use to marry just so their baby would be legitimate. I was one of those mothers.

cadaholic

Unmarried parents produce illegimate children because they are not married!

sweet - angel

a child born out of wedlock is an illegitimate child and a child born after the parents got married is a legitimate child.

Hannah

An illegitimate child is one whose parents weren't married at the time of birth. I'm not sure if you remain illegitimate if your parents marry later on, though.

mr.mars-"H"-mallow

An illegitimate child is when you call yourself WRRRR on Yahoo Answers! South African section and believe that everything you say is meaningful and constructive.

A legitimate child is one born in a hospital and knows who his daddy is.

I really don't have an idea since it is of no consequence these days as far as I know. Legal and illegal aliens however is a term more frequently heard of these days!

This is agood question and thanks for asking it. There is a Sesotho (one of SA native languages) saying which when losely translated means that; " a bird uses other birds' feathers to build its own nest". I am using your question to develop a debate for sometime next week.

DJ-AmaJay!

A child that's mom and dad are not officially married.... the old word was bastard and now they say illegitimate. I don't know if there is still discrimination for legal reasons like there used to be though.

NO CHILD IS ILLEGITIMATE IN THE EYES OF THE CREATOR

Donnchadh

Hope Fallen and Inno don't see this question. LOL

I was illegitimate conceived, mom and dad made it (just in time) to the altar. Little Donnchadh attended the wedding attired in nothing but nakedness and floating around in some fluid stuff. Mom had to wear a dress double the normal wedding dress sizes.
Not my fault. Hulle wou mos stout gewees het.

politicsguy

An outdated concept.

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