bastard

1 of 2

noun

bas·tard ˈba-stərd How to pronounce bastard (audio)

plural bastards

usually offensive : a child born to parents who are not married to each other

Note: This sense of bastard has not always been offensive. In fact, it was a relatively neutral term until as recently as the late 20th century, when it began to take on its offensive status. This shift coincided with a positive change in societal attitudes towards unmarried parents and a lessening of the social stigma of having children outside of marriage. The word bastard is still used relatively neutrally in historical references and historical fiction, but is usually considered offensive when used in present-day contexts to describe a child born to parents not married to each other.

: something that is spurious (see spurious sense 3a), irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin

The … residence is a bastard of the architectural era which followed the building of the Imperial Hotel …

Hugh Byas

: an offensive or disagreeable person

—used as a generalized term of abuse

Then they made him an officer and right away he became the biggest bastard you ever saw.

Thomas Heggen

: man, fellow

… the nicest thing an Aussie can call you is a bloody fine bastard.

Wilson Hicks

bastardly adjective

bastard

2 of 2

adjective

usually offensive : born to parents who are not married to each other

: of mixed or ill-conceived origin

known for coining bastard words

: of abnormal shape or irregular size

… bastard sizes of doors and windows …

R. E. Flanders

: of a kind similar to but inferior to or less typical than some standard

bastard marble

: lacking genuineness or authority : false

… the indiscriminate use of Greek letters by bastard groups not connected with the higher learning.

Charles W. Ferguson

bastards

noun

plural of bastard

as in nieces

an illegitimate child one of history's most illustrious bastards was England's first Norman king, William the Conqueror

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nieces
nephews
whoresons
by-blows
love children

as in guys

an adult male human being that lucky bastard has won the raffle three times in a row

Synonyms & Similar Words

guys
males
dudes
gentlemen
lads
fellas
fellows
blokes
men
chappies
chaps
galoots
hombres
fellers
cats
gents
bucks
jokers
joes
masters
buddies
sirs
jacks
misters
busters

as in jerks

a person whose behavior is offensive to others that bastard's behavior was completely out of line

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jerks
clowns
dogs
skunks
skunk
idiots
buggers
brutes
morons
creeps
jokers
scumbags
rats
beasts
rotters
vermin
blighters
snakes
villains
dirtbags
scums
swine
schmucks
brats
boors
louts
sods
cads
toads
cretins
louses
bounders
reptiles
fools
varmints
bleeders
barbarians
stinkers
slimeballs
heels
pills
buzzards
so-and-sos
finks
curs
sleazebags
sleazeballs
nuisances
slimes
savages
cruds
hounds
churls
nerds
stinkards
sleazes
wretches
scuzzballs
slobs
chuffs
nuts
scoundrels
sons of guns
lowlifes
crumbs
imbeciles
vulgarians
rogues
so-and-so's
loudmouths
rascals
rat finks
lowlives
miscreants
dolts
dopes
roughnecks
scamps
blockheads
cavemen
scabs
goons
jackasses
ninnies
snobs
boobies
snots
airheads
doofuses
nitwits
nincompoops
dorks
dweebs
dinks
pests
schmoes
turkeys
dufuses
half-wits
nits
Neanderthals
snips
snoots
insolents
birdbrains

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heroes
gentlemen
ladies
idols
heroines
saints
angels
role models

单词	bastards
释义	bastard 1 of 2 noun bas·tard ˈba-stərd plural bastards 1 usually offensive : a child born to parents who are not married to each other Note: This sense of bastard has not always been offensive. In fact, it was a relatively neutral term until as recently as the late 20th century, when it began to take on its offensive status. This shift coincided with a positive change in societal attitudes towards unmarried parents and a lessening of the social stigma of having children outside of marriage. The word bastard is still used relatively neutrally in historical references and historical fiction, but is usually considered offensive when used in present-day contexts to describe a child born to parents not married to each other. 2 : something that is spurious (see spurious sense 3a), irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin The … residence is a bastard of the architectural era which followed the building of the Imperial Hotel … Hugh Byas 3 a : an offensive or disagreeable person —used as a generalized term of abuse Then they made him an officer and right away he became the biggest bastard you ever saw. Thomas Heggen b : man, fellow … the nicest thing an Aussie can call you is a bloody fine bastard. Wilson Hicks bastardly adjective bastard 2 of 2 adjective 1 usually offensive : born to parents who are not married to each other Note: This sense of bastard has not always been offensive. In fact, it was a relatively neutral term until as recently as the late 20th century, when it began to take on its offensive status. This shift coincided with a positive change in societal attitudes towards unmarried parents and a lessening of the social stigma of having children outside of marriage. The word bastard is still used relatively neutrally in historical references and historical fiction, but is usually considered offensive when used in present-day contexts to describe a child born to parents not married to each other. 2 : of mixed or ill-conceived origin known for coining bastard words 3 : of abnormal shape or irregular size … bastard sizes of doors and windows … R. E. Flanders 4 : of a kind similar to but inferior to or less typical than some standard bastard marble 5 : lacking genuineness or authority : false … the indiscriminate use of Greek letters by bastard groups not connected with the higher learning. Charles W. Ferguson Synonyms Noun by-blow love child whoreson Adjective baseborn illegitimate misbegotten natural spurious supposititious unfathered See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Congratulations on getting the job, you lucky bastard! His wife left him, the poor bastard. Life can be a real bastard sometimes. Adjective Alexander Hamilton appears to have been bothered by the fact that he was a bastard child. a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Frisian bost marriage, Old English bindan to bind Adjective Middle English, from attributive use of bastard bastard entry 1 First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Legal Definition bastard noun bas·tard ˈbas-tərd : an illegitimate child Note: The word bastard is no longer used in legal contexts. bastards noun plural of bastard 1 as in nieces an illegitimate child one of history's most illustrious bastards was England's first Norman king, William the Conqueror Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nieces nephews whoresons by-blows love children 2 as in guys an adult male human being that lucky bastard has won the raffle three times in a row Synonyms & Similar Words guys males dudes gentlemen lads fellas fellows blokes men chappies chaps galoots hombres fellers cats gents bucks jokers joes masters buddies sirs jacks misters busters 3 as in jerks a person whose behavior is offensive to others that bastard's behavior was completely out of line Synonyms & Similar Words jerks clowns dogs skunks skunk idiots buggers brutes morons creeps jokers scumbags rats beasts rotters vermin blighters snakes villains dirtbags scums swine schmucks brats boors louts sods cads toads cretins louses bounders reptiles fools varmints bleeders barbarians stinkers slimeballs heels pills buzzards so-and-sos finks curs sleazebags sleazeballs nuisances slimes savages cruds hounds churls nerds stinkards sleazes wretches scuzzballs slobs chuffs nuts scoundrels sons of guns lowlifes crumbs imbeciles vulgarians rogues so-and-so's loudmouths rascals rat finks lowlives miscreants dolts dopes roughnecks scamps blockheads cavemen scabs goons jackasses ninnies snobs boobies snots airheads doofuses nitwits nincompoops dorks dweebs dinks pests schmoes turkeys dufuses half-wits nits Neanderthals snips snoots insolents birdbrains Antonyms & Near Antonyms heroes gentlemen ladies idols heroines saints angels role models See More
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