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noun
- 1. an unpleasant or despicable person: derogatory "he lied to me, the bastard!" Similar
- 2. a person born of parents not married to each other. archaic, derogatory Similar
adjective
- 1. (of a thing) no longer in its pure or original form; debased: "a bastard Darwinism" Similar
- 2. born of parents not married to each other; illegitimate: archaic, derogatory "a bastard child" Similar
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The meaning of BASTARD is a child born to parents who are not married to each other. How to use bastard in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of bastard as an offensive term for an unpleasant person or a child born to unmarried parents. Find out how to pronounce it and how to say it in different languages.
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Etymology
From Middle English bastard, bastarde, from Anglo-Norman bastard, Old French bastart (“illegitimate child”), perhaps via Medieval Latin bastardus, of obscure origin. Possibly from Frankish *bāst (“marriage, relationship”) + Old French -ard, -art (pejorative suffix denoting a specific quality or condition). Frankish *bāst derives from a North Sea Germanic variety of Proto-Germanic *banstuz (“bond, connection, relationship, marriage with a second woman of lower status”), from Proto-Indo-Europea...
Pronunciation
1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːs.təd/ 2. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbæs.tɚd/ 3. Rhymes: -ɑːstə(ɹ)d, -æstə(ɹ)d
Noun
bastard (countable and uncountable, plural bastards) 1. (dated) A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant. 1.1. Synonyms: love child, born in the vestry, illegitimate; see also Thesaurus:bastard 1.1. 1965, The Big Valley: 1.1.1. Jarrod: Who are you? Heath: Your father's bastardson. 2. A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties). 3. (vulgar, offensive or derogatory, sometimes referring specifically to a man) A con...
Etymology
From Occitan bastard.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəsˈtart] 2. IPA(key): (Valencia) [basˈtaɾt]
Adjective
bastard (feminine bastarda, masculine plural bastards, feminine plural bastardes) 1. illegitimate (born out of wedlock) 2. adulterated
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ˈbastart] 2. Hyphenation: ba‧s‧tard
Noun
bastard m anim 1. bastard, love child (person born to unmarried parents) 1.1. Synonym: levoboček 2. bastard, mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties) 3. bastard, asshole
Further reading
1. bastard in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957 2. bastard in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Etymology
From Old French bastard.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /bastard/, [b̥aˈsd̥ɑːˀd̥] 2. IPA(key): /bastar/, [b̥aˈsd̥ɑːˀ]
Noun
bastard c (singular definite bastarden, plural indefinite bastarder) 1. crossbreed (an organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds) 1.1. Synonyms: hybrid, krydsning 2. mongrel (someone of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog) 3. (dated) bastard (person who was born out of wedlock)
Alternative forms
1. bastairt, bastart
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English bastard, from Old French bastard.
Noun
bastard m (genitive singular bastaird, nominative plural bastaird) 1. bastard
Alternative forms
1. bastarde, basterd, bastart
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman bastard; equivalent to bast (“illegitimacy”) + -ard.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈbastard/, /ˈbastaːrd/, /ˈbastərd/
Alternative forms
1. bastart
Etymology
From Old French bastard, from Late Latin bastardus.
Noun
bastard m (plural bastars, feminine singular bastarde, feminine plural bastardes) 1. bastard (child born outside of wedlock)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin bastardus, of Germanic origin, possibly Frankish.
Noun
bastard oblique singular, m (oblique plural bastarz or bastartz, nominative singular bastarz or bastartz, nominative plural bastard) 1. bastard (person conceived to unmarried parents) 1.1. 12th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai: 1.1.1. Vos savez bien qe je sui de bas lin, [e]t sui bastars 1.1.1.1. You know well that I am of low birth, and I am a bastard 2. (derogatory, usually vocative) bastard (insult)
Adjective
bastard m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bastarde) 1. bastard (conceived by unmarried parents)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bastard or Italian bastardo, from Late Latin bastardus, from Frankish, possibly through Old French bastardus.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈbas.tart/ 2. Rhymes: -astart 3. Syllabification: bas‧tard
Noun
bastard m pers 1. (literary) bastard (person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant) 1.1. Synonym: bękart
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian bastardo.
Noun
bastard m (plural bastarzi) 1. bastard
Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of the word bastard in English and other languages. Find out the meanings and synonyms of bastard as a noun, adjective, and interjection.
Bastard used to be a not nice thing you called a child whose parents weren't married. But now it's a more general insult hurled toward a jerk or bad person. Bastard can also simply mean "fraudulent."
BASTARD definition: 1. an offensive word for a man you do not like 2. an offensive word for a child whose parents are…. Learn more.
