Talk:out of wedlock
Nuance[edit]
I think the classic case of a child born "out of wedlock" is a child who is born to parents neither of whom is married to anyone. But there is also the other situation where one or both of the parents of the child are married to other spouses. I believe the English language meaning of "out of wedlock" applies both to the classic case and to this other situation. But do the translations of this terminology into other languages apply the same way? And is the English language meaning always inclusive of this other situation? The wrinkle could be that, in the other situation, the child is born to someone who is "in wedlock" in some sense. And a third scenario would be conception "out of wedlock", followed by marriage and then birth "in wedlock". Do the translations from other languages include this third scenario? Also consider bigamy-related scenarios. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 14:14, 12 December 2023 (UTC) (Modified)