adj. phr. Born to parents who are not married to each other; without legal parents. Sometimes when a married couple can't have children, they adopt a child who was born out of wedlock. Today we no longer make fun of children born out of wedlock.
BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK
Meaning of BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012