bastard
|bas-tard|
🇺🇸
/ˈbæstərd/
🇬🇧
/ˈbɑːstəd/
illegitimate or contemptible
Etymology
'bastard' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'bastard,' where 'bast' meant 'packsaddle' and '-ard' was a pejorative suffix.
'bastard' changed from the Old French word 'bastard' and eventually became the modern English word 'bastard'.
Initially, it meant 'a child born of a concubine or a pack-saddle child,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'illegitimate child' and 'contemptible person'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person born to parents not married to each other.
He was treated differently because he was a bastard.
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Noun 2
a contemptible or despicable person.
He can be such a bastard when he's angry.
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Adjective 1
of illegitimate birth.
He was known as the bastard son of the king.
Adjective 2
resembling or characteristic of a bastard; inferior or debased.
The bastard version of the software was full of bugs.
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Last updated: 2025/03/01 01:52