bastard
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- noun
- /ˈbæstərd/
- Offensive
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bastardo
- Kai was the bastard child of a poor Oran housemaid and a Reader father.
- a bastard son
- a bastard child
Examples
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The world doesn't look too kindly upon an unmarried woman and her bastard daughter, Mr. Shaw.
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I'm the bastard son of Clair Huxtable!
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Look at this poor bastard.
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Yeah, we didn't, you know, we're kind of like bastard children, so to speak.
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He discovered he was a bastard child when his mother revealed the truth.
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In old times, a bastard was often treated unfairly by society.
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The novel tells the story of a bastard son seeking acceptance from his family.
Synonyms
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4.9
A child born to parents who are not married to each other
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6.5
A child born to parents who are not married to each other
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9.9
A child born when the parents are not married
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9.9
A child whose parents are not married to each other
Idioms
Compounds
A small tropical American weed with white daisy-like flowers that grows quickly
- Specialized
An eastern United States plant with a minty smell that looks like pennyroyal but is a different kind
A small evergreen tree from the southern US and Caribbean used for very hard, heavy wood
- Specialized
A small weed with short dry leaves that grows in dry, disturbed soil
- Specialized
A small grey sea turtle that nests on Gulf and Atlantic coasts of North America, also called Kemp's ridley
- Specialized
A page at the start of a book that shows only the title before the main title page
- Specialized
A grey sea turtle that lives on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
- Specialized
A woody creeping plant that grows on other plants with thick powdery leaves and small dull white flowers
- Specialized
A small stiff group of feathers on the front edge of a bird's wing that helps control flight when landing
- South African
A medium-sized South African tree with yellowish wood used for furniture
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bastard comes from old French bastard and medieval Latin bastardus and originally meant a child born when the parents were 'not married'. One helpful story says it may be linked to bast meaning 'pack saddle', but the main idea to remember is 'not born in marriage'.