love child

noun

plural love children

: a child whose parents were not married when the child was conceived

especially : the child of an affair

My older sister, Jean Marie, was the love child of an affair my mother had with a married man who, instead of leaving his wife for my mother, died of a heart attack. —

William Skeans, Jr.

—often used figuratively

A pair of furry Ugg slides that are basically a love child of your comfiest slippers and practical summer sandals. —

Kaysey Davis

: something (such as a project or collaboration) that is a product of hard work and devotion

The museum is the love child of the company's owner, Jacques Lorch, who for twenty-five years has been ferreting out artifacts pertaining to the subject that is his passion.—

Naomi Barry

Examples of love child in a Sentence

the love child of a famous actor and one of his fans a woman who claimed to be the love child of two of Hollywood's most beloved stars during its golden age

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Hunter Harris: There just is a rumor that Kris Jenner and OJ Simpson, maybe during or after the trial, were lovers, and Khloe Kardashian is the love child between them. —

Leah Feiger, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2024 Looking like a love child between an elliptical and a StairMaster—your feet stay on the pedals the whole time, but just go straight up and down rather than in arcs—the viral gadget is compact, portable, and typically pretty budget-friendly. —

Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024 Five days later, my palms still look like the love child of an aged orange and jaundice. —

Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2024 Singer-songwriter Carly Simon came on the show wanting to know more about her grandmother who claimed to be the king of Spain’s love child. —

Edward Rueda, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for love child