illegitimate

(ĭl'ĭ-jĭt'ə-mĭt)
adj.

1. Against the law; illegal.
2. Born out of wedlock.
3. Grammar. Not in correct usage.
4. Incorrectly deduced; illogical.
5. Biology. Unacceptable as a scientific name because of contradiction to the international rules of nomenclature.

illegitimately il'le·git'i·mate·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Prohibited by law: illegal, illicit, lawless, outlawed, unlawful, wrongful. See crimes, law.
2. Of, involving, or being a crime: criminal, illegal, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful. See crimes.
3. Born to parents who are not married to each other: baseborn, bastard, misbegotten, natural, spurious, unlawful. See kin, law.

adj

Definition: not legal
Antonyms: authorized, blessed, ethical, justifiable, legal, legitimate, moral, sanctioned, warranted

Illegal or improper; as applied to children, it means those born out of wedlock, i.e., bastards.

For a list of words related to illegitimate, see:

• Pregnancy and Birth - illegitimate: (adj) born out of wedlock; misbegotten

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Common misspelling(s) of illegitimate

• illegitmate

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - illegitim, ugyldig, uretmæssig, urigtig, uberettiget
n. - illegitimitet, ugyldighed

idioms:

• illegitimate child    barn født uden for ægteskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
onwettig, buitenechtelijk (kind)

Français (French)
adj. - illégitime
n. - enfant illégitime, illégitimité, personne reconnue/considérée comme illégitime

idioms:

• illegitimate child    enfant naturel, enfant illégitime

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unehelich, illegitim, unzulässig
n. - uneheliches Kind

idioms:

• illegitimate child    uneheliches Kind

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νόθος, μπάσταρδος, αθέμιτος, αβάσιμος, παράνομος
n. - νόθος

idioms:

• illegitimate child    νόθο, εξώγαμο

Italiano (Italian)
illegittimo

idioms:

• illegitimate child    figlio illegittimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ilegítimo
n. - pessoa (f) considerada ilegítima

idioms:

• illegitimate child    filho (m) ilegítimo

Русский (Russian)
незаконный, незаконнорожденный

idioms:

• illegitimate child    незаконнорожденный ребенок

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ilegítimo, ilegal, ilícito
n. - hijo ilegítimo

idioms:

• illegitimate child    hijo ilegítimo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - illegitim, obehörig (jur.), ogiltig, ologisk, falsk, utomäktenskaplig, oregelbunden (isht bot.)
n. - utomäktenskapligt barn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不法的, 庶生的, 非嫡出的, 非嫡出子, 庶子

idioms:

• illegitimate child    非婚生子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不法的, 庶生的, 非嫡出的
n. - 非嫡出子, 庶子

idioms:

• illegitimate child    非婚生子

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불법의, 서출의, 비논리적인
n. - 비적출자, 사생아

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 違法の, 庶出の, 私生の
n. - 庶子
v. - 違法と認める, 私生子と認める

idioms:

• illegitimate child    私生児

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير شرعي (الاسم) مولود غير شرعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא-חוקי‬
n. - ‮ממזר‬

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