Illegitimate
Illegitimate adjective - Born to a father and mother who are not married.
Poor and illegitimate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Illegitimate".
Nearby Words: illegitimacy, illegitimately
Poor
Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Illegitimate and poor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illegitimate" instead an adjective "Poor".
Both words in one sentence
- In Doctor Thorne, Frank Gresham's parents don't want him to wed Mary Thorne, who is illegitimate and poor.
Source: Parental Marriage Veto - Or a ghetto filled with those too poor to live in Diagon Alley, containing both legitimate and illegitimate business?
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Clotilde Luger, the headmistress of a boarding school theoretically for poor and orphans but in fact used by rich and important people to get rid of illegitimate children and other annoying minor relatives.
Source: Comic Book / Diabolik
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