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单词 bastard bearing
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bastard bearingn.

Brit. /ˈbɑːstəd ˌbɛːrɪŋ/, /ˈbastəd ˌbɛːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbæstərd ˌbɛrɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bastard n., bearing n.1
Etymology: < bastard n. + bearing n.1
rare before mid 20th cent.
The process or fact of giving birth to one or more illegitimate children.Now chiefly in academic discussions of historical demography.
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1613 J. Marston & W. Barksted Insatiate Countesse v. sig. I2v O may Bastard bearing with the panges of childbirth, be Doubled to him.
1964 William & Mary Q. 21 398 His indentured servant woman, Jane Salmon, was prosecuted frequently for bastard-bearing.
2014 Renaissance Q. 67 986 Addressing bastard bearing in relation to the institutions that it violated, namely marriage, offers a clearer view of what illegitimate children meant to early modern women.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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