bastard

bas-tard · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    [dated/offensive]A person born to parents who are not married to each other.

  2. 2.

    [informal, vulgar]An unpleasant or despicable person.

  3. 3.

    [informal]Used to express sympathy or as a general term for a person.

  4. 4.

    [informal]Something difficult or unpleasant.

  5. 5.

    [archaic/technical]Not genuine; inferior or irregular.

Forms

plural: bastards

Related words

See also: illegitimate, rascal, scoundrel
Synonyms: illegitimate child, jerk

Etymology

From Old French bastard ("illegitimate child"), possibly from bast ("pack saddle"), suggesting conception on an improvised bed, + pejorative suffix -ard.