妾しょう腹ふく

noun

illegitimate child; born to a mistress

Refers to a child born out of wedlock, specifically to a concubine or mistress. The term is now rare and may carry a historical or literary tone.

• 彼かれは妾しょう腹ふくの子ことして生うまれた。

  He was born as an illegitimate child of a mistress.

• 妾しょう腹ふくの出でであることが、当とう時じは大おおきなハンデだった。

  Being of illegitimate birth was a major disadvantage at that time.