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whoreson

whoreson

1 9.9
A child born when the parents are not married
  • noun
  • /ˈhɔːrzən/
  • Offensive
translation icon : bastardo

Examples

  • And your water's a sore decayer of your whoreson dead body.

  • Instinct had kept Gustav the Whoreson Knight alive for seventy years.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The townspeople whispered about the whoreson who was abandoned at birth and grew up alone.

  • He called the young man a whoreson, mocking his illegitimate birth and upbringing.

  • Being labeled a whoreson by his peers made him feel ashamed of his family history.

Synonyms

bastard
vswhoreson
  • Offensive
58 8.2

A child born to parents who are not married, now an offensive word

is milder in insult use than that strongly offensive name
illegitimate child
vswhoreson
  • Formal
11 4.9

A child born to parents who are not married to each other

is used sometimes as an insulting term rather than a neutral label
love child
vswhoreson
11 6.5

A child born to parents who are not married to each other

is sometimes used insultingly rather than serving only as a neutral phrase
son of a whore
vswhoreson
  • Offensive
4 9.9

A very rude name people use to show strong anger or dislike toward someone

is sometimes about birth status rather than only an attack on character
by-blow
vswhoreson
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A child whose parents are not married to each other

is used sometimes as an insulting term rather than a neutral word

Surface Forms

whoreson singular
whoresons plural

Morphology

whoreson = whore + son (transparent) = whore + son

The compound is a direct combination of 'whore' + 'son' originally meaning 'son of a whore', which is clear to learners.

Etymology

Whoreson comes from the parts whore and son, literally 'son of a whore'. It originally named a child born outside marriage, which is why it means an illegitimate child and is still used as a strong insult.