of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
Word Forms
bastardly
adjective
born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman
bastardize
verb
declare a child to be illegitimate
bastardise
verb
declare a child to be illegitimate
illicitness
noun
the quality of not conforming strictly to law
outlaw
noun
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
unlawfulness
noun
the quality of failing to conform to law
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
illegitim
die unehelichen Nachkommen unverheirateter Eltern
🇫🇷French
illégitime
la progéniture illégitime de parents célibataires
🇪🇸Spanish
ilegítimo
los hijos ilegítimos de padres solteros
🇮🇹Italian
illegittimo
i figli illegittimi di genitori non sposati
🇳🇱Dutch
onwettig
de onwettige nakomelingen van ongehuwde ouders
🇵🇹Portuguese
ilegítimo
os filhos ilegítimos de pais solteiros
🇷🇺Russian
незаконнорожденный
внебрачный потомок неженатых родителей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अवैध
अविवाहित माता-पिता की अवैध संतान
🇧🇩Bengali
অবৈধ
অবিবাহিত পিতামাতার অবৈধ সন্তান
🇮🇳Tamil
முறைகேடான
திருமணமாகாத பெற்றோரின் முறைகேடான சந்ததி
🇮🇳Telugu
చట్టవిరుద్ధమైన
పెళ్లికాని తల్లిదండ్రుల అక్రమ సంతానం
🇮🇳Marathi
बेकायदेशीर
अविवाहित पालकांची अवैध संतती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગેરકાયદેસર
અપરિણીત માતાપિતાનું ગેરકાયદેસર સંતાન
🇮🇳Kannada
ನ್ಯಾಯಸಮ್ಮತವಲ್ಲದ
ಅವಿವಾಹಿತ ಪೋಷಕರ ನ್ಯಾಯಸಮ್ಮತವಲ್ಲದ ಸಂತತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിയമവിരുദ്ധം
അവിവാഹിതരായ മാതാപിതാക്കളുടെ അവിഹിത സന്തതി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਾਜਾਇਜ਼
ਅਣਵਿਆਹੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਨਜਾਇਜ਼ ਔਲਾਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
ناجائز
غیر شادی شدہ والدین کی ناجائز اولاد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
非法的
未婚父母的非婚生子女
🇯🇵Japanese
不法な
未婚の両親の非嫡出子
🇰🇷Korean
불법적인
미혼 부모의 사생아
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bất hợp pháp
🇹🇭Thai
ผิดกฎหมาย
ลูกนอกกฎหมายของพ่อแม่ที่ยังไม่ได้แต่งงาน
🇮🇩Indonesian
haram
anak haram dari orang tua yang tidak kawin
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi lehitimo
ang hindi lehitimong supling ng mga magulang na walang asawa
🇲🇾Malay
haram
anak tidak sah taraf ibu bapa yang belum berkahwin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غير شرعي
الأبناء غير الشرعيين لأبوين غير متزوجين
🇮🇷Persian
نامشروع
فرزندان نامشروع والدین مجرد
🇹🇷Turkish
gayri meşru
evli olmayan ebeveynlerin gayri meşru çocukları
🇮🇱Hebrew
לֹא חוּקִי
צאצאיהם הבלתי חוקיים של הורים לא נשואים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'illegitimate'?
The primary meaning of 'illegitimate' is 'the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'illegitimate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'illegitimate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'illegitimate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'illegitimate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'illegitimate' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'illegitimate' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'illegitimate' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'illegitimate' in regular conversations?
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