落おとし子ご

noun

nobleman's illegitimate child

Historical term for a child born out of wedlock to a nobleman. Not used in modern everyday contexts.

• 彼かれは貴き族ぞくの落おとし子ごとして生うまれた。

  He was born as the illegitimate child of a nobleman.

noun

product; offspring; aftermath

Figurative use: something that results from a particular situation, often with a negative or unintended connotation. Commonly seen in phrases like 戦争の落とし子 (product of war).

• この制せい度どは戦せん争そうの落おとし子ごだ。

  This system is a product of the war.

• その法ほう律りつは混こん乱らんの落おとし子ごとして生うまれた。

  That law was born as an aftermath of the chaos.