illegitimate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj., n. il′i jit′ə mit; v. il′i jit′ə māt′)


Inflections of 'illegitimate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
illegitimates
v 3rd person singular
illegitimating
v pres p
illegitimated
v past
illegitimated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
illegitimate adj (born to unmarried parents)ilegítimo/a adj
 Herman's first daughter was illegitimate, because he was unmarried at the time of her birth.
 La primera hija de Herman es ilegítima porque no estaba casado cuando ella nació.
illegitimate adj (unlawful, not legal)ilegítimo/a adj
 The court ruled the marriage illegitimate because the couple never signed the marriage contract.
 La corte determinó que el matrimonio era ilegítimo porque la pareja nunca firmó el contrato de matrimonio.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
illegitimate child n (child born to unmarried parents) (masculino genérico)hijo ilegítimo nm + adj
  hijo fuera del matrimonio nm + loc adj
  hijo extramatrimonial nm + adj mf
 Many years ago, she had an illegitimate child who was adopted by a couple with no children of their own.
 Hace años había tenido un hijo ilegítimo que fue adoptado por una pareja que no tenía hijos propios.
  (peyorativo)hijo bastardo nm + adj
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'illegitimate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
baseborn - bastard - born out of wedlock - by the back door - love child
Spanish:
borde - espúreo - espurio - ilegítimo - adulterino - bastardo - ilegitimar - ilegitimizar


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