I know the dictionary says a child of un-married parents but when do the parents have to be married , at the time of the birth or is it OK to wait till after the birth ? & does the child become a bastard if the parents become divorced ?

 

A silly question asked by my daughter & I dont know the answer .

child born out of wedlock would be a bastard. i think we talked about this before somewhere. i think the child would still be a bastard because it was born when the parents were not married. if born in wedlock and the parents divorce the child wouldnt become a bastard because it was born while the parents were married.

 

sadly its a status. no1 should be boxed and categorized but it happens. if the child is born out of wedlock its a bastard because the parents werent married. otherwise it isnt.

Blimey Pete

 

That title is just so not you

 

 

Don't really know the correct answer (that's if there is a correct one in this day and age)

 

But i'd go with ... it's when the child is born out of wedlock wouldn't matter if the mother 9 months gone when she walked down the aisle

Edited June 14, 200519 yr by Dawn

I found it a hard question when asked by my daughter

So would I .. like when one of mine walked down with a rabbit type thingie and asked their dad what it was when we had visitors

is that the only friend

I use to think it was a child concieved out of wedlock. If that is the case then there are a lot more bastards running round than we originally thought.

lol yep!!

I know the dictionary says a child of un-married parents but when do the parents have to be married , at the time of the birth or is it OK to wait till after the birth ? & does the child become a bastard if the parents become divorced ?

 

A silly question asked by my daughter & I dont know the answer . 

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At a guess, the term 'bastard' originated way before divorce lawyers had even been thought of... ie, when a marriage lasted a lifetime

 

Sooooo, to answer your question, I would guess that it all depends on the parents status at the time the child is conceived perhaps??

Its also a type of file for wood and metal.

it's also the name given to my dog by one of my neighbours in a lovingly way

 

she has always called him this and now can't remember his proper name