plural love children
Definition of love child
1
: 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
2
: 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
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The first known use of love child was in 1805
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