natural child
A child born to unmarried parents, the most neutral way of describing a child as illegitimate or a bastard.
"Natural child" sounds much better than "love child"; George Carlin put it, "I have a love child who sends me hate mail."
"Bastard" is too loaded and "love child" sounds silly, since the "love child" is often the unintended result of one-night stands where love hardly features.
At least "natural child" is accurate without any silly, infantile euphemisms or insulting connotations.
"Bastard" is too loaded and "love child" sounds silly, since the "love child" is often the unintended result of one-night stands where love hardly features.
At least "natural child" is accurate without any silly, infantile euphemisms or insulting connotations.
Natural child
Male version of love child
They had a natural child