Bastard
German (Berlin)
/ˈbastart/
noun
Definitions
- (pejorative) bastard person born to unmarried parents, male or unspecified sex
- (usually) bastard; mongrel person born to parents considered incongruous in class, race, etc., male or unspecified sex
- (biology) crossbreed, hybrid, mongrel (male or of unspecified sex)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German bastart, basthart (illegitimate child of a nobleman) derived from Old French bastart.
Origin
Old French
bastart
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Cognates and derived terms
- bast English
- bastard English
- bastard-dom English
- bastardhood English
- bastarding English
- bastardise English
- bastardish English
- bastardism English
- bastardization English
- bastardize English
- bastardless English
- bastardlike English
- bastardling English
- bastardly English
- bastardness English
- bastardry English
- bastardship English
- Bastardschildkröte German
- Schildkröte German
- бастард Russian
- bastard Middle English
- bastart Old French
- bastart, basthart Middle High German
- bastet Tok Pisin