"natural son" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: natural sons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} natural son (plural natural sons)
  1. A male biological offspring, whether legitimate or illegitimate, as opposed to one adopted. Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-natural_son-en-noun-xjkudnVU Disambiguation of Male family members: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. An illegitimate son. Related terms: biological child, adopted child, legitimate child, illegitimate child, love child, natural daughter, natural child
    Sense id: en-natural_son-en-noun-kFwY~oj7

Inflected forms

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