out(side) of wedlock
out(side) of wedlock
Without being married to the other person in question. I know my grandparents raised their eyebrows when my girlfriend and I had our son out of wedlock, but they've never been rude about it. Back in my day, it was pretty unheard of to even live with someone outside of wedlock.
See also: of, wedlock
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
out of wedlock
Of parents not legally married, as in Over the centuries many royal children were born out of wedlock. The noun wedlock, for the state of being married, is rarely heard today except in this phrase, first recorded in 1675; its converse, in wedlock, dates from the 1300s and is even more rarely used.
See also: of, out, wedlock
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
out of wedlock
Of parents not legally married to each other: born out of wedlock.
See also: of, out, wedlock
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- out of wedlock
- raised
- wedlock
- born out of wedlock
- raise (one's) eyebrows
- raise eyebrows
- raise your eyebrows
- on the wrong side of the blanket
- girlfriend
- cause