連れ子

つれこ

Also written つれご, 連子

Meanings

1. Noun child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild

Kanji

• 連 take along. Read as つれる.
• 子 child. Read as こ.

Example sentences

• 新婚なのに子供？そう・・・息子は父親の連れ子。彼はバツイチというわけだ。
  Newlyweds but with a child? Yes, that's right - the son is from the father's former marriage. He's been divorced once.
• トムには連れ子が二人いるんだ。
  Tom has two children from a previous marriage.

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