A synonym for paedophilia. Typically used by paedophile activist groups. The word results from the English trainslation of paedophilia - the word "child" comming from Greek "paedo"/"pais" and "love" coming from "philia".
Paedophilia felt towards girls is typically referred to as Girl Love, while paedophilia towards boys is referred to as Boy Love. Paedophiles who use these terms often refer to themselves as child lovers, girl lovers, or boy lovers. This is usually meant to describe the sexual attraction by itself.
John Smith prefers to call his paedophilic attraction child love rather than paedophilia
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the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
C'mon Leroy you know Sheronda's new baby is your love child.
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1) a child born to unmarried parents
The term is now also used jokingly to imagine what the combination of two people (more typically those who are unable to produce a child together) would look like.
Person 1: Omg, imagine if Jeff and Derek had a love child!
Person 2: YES, SIGN ME UP , THIS IS SOMETHING I NEED TO SEE!
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Normally The illegitimate child of two adults concieved in a moment of passion. not to be confused with a 'child of love'
Also, a 1968 #1 hit song by The Supremes.
John and sue's affair lead to a love child, that caused sue to be spurned by her family.
last week i heard 'love child' on an oldies station, you might like it.
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a child concieved through lust (usually a one night thing). The parents never marry and sometimes never see each other again.
That new kid on the street is a love child. His dad knocked up his mum at graduation and then left.
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A word used when describing a person, comparing their appearance to two individuals. Usually used in an insulting manner.
You look like the love child of Chewbacca and The Fonz.
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The politically correct form of bastard in its original sense of an illegitimate offspring. The two words are often joined together for the phrase "bastard love child", a common setup of humorous analogies.
1. Gary and Sue had a love child, but they still haven't gotten married or even moved in together.
2. Dr. Pepper is the Bastard Love Child of Coke and Root Beer, and I will die by those words.
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