Definition of bastard Bastard

/bæˈstɚd/ - [basterd] - bas•tard

We found 38 definitions of bastard from 10 different sources.

What does bastard mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bastards

bastard - derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"
  mongrel
  variation an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
bastard - the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
  by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoreson
  progeny, offspring, issue something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
bastard - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
  asshole, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB
  disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bastard (Noun)
    A person who was born out of wedlock , and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
  • bastard (Noun)
    A mongrel. A biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties.
  • bastard (Noun)
    A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person. See asshole, sod.
  • bastard (Noun)
    A man, a fellow, a male friend.
  • bastard (Noun)
    A child that does not know his or her father.
  • bastard (Noun)
    Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
  • bastard (Noun)
    A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
  • bastard (Noun)
    An intermediate-grade file; also bastard file.
  • bastard (Noun)
    A sweet wine.
  • bastard (Noun)
    A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword .
  • bastard (Noun)
    Often preceded by 'poor' A person deserving of pity.
  • bastard (Verb)
    To bastardize.
  • bastard (Adjective)
    Of or like a bastard.
  • bastard (Adjective)
    Of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross.
  • bastard (Adjective)
    Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities.
  • bastard (Adjective)
    spurious, lacking genuinity of authenticity: counterfeit, fake.
  • bastard (Adjective)
    Very unpleasant.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bastard (n.)
    A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.
  • bastard (n.)
    An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the sirups that / already had several boilings.
  • bastard (n.)
    A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained.
  • bastard (n.)
    A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor.
  • bastard (n.)
    A writing paper of a particular size. See Paper.
  • bastard (a.)
    Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note.
  • bastard (n.)
    Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; -- applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so.
  • bastard (n.)
    Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a bastard culverin.
  • bastard (n.)
    Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
  • bastard (v. t.)
    To bastardize.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bastard
    A strongly disliked person who behaves disgustingly, underhandedly, or nastily, etc.
  • bastard
    A child born of parents not married to each other.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bastard
    bas′tard, n. a child born of parents not married.—adj. born out of wedlock: not genuine: resembling, but not identical with, the species bearing the name: of abnormal shape or size: false.—n. Bas′tard-bar, a popular but inaccurate name for the baton-sinister in heraldry.—v.t. Bas′tardise, to prove to be a bastard.—adv. Bas′tardly (obs.).—ns. Bas′tard-wing, three, four, or five feathers springing from the side of the wing of a bird near the point, attached to a bony process which is the homologue of the thumb in some mammalia; Bas′tardy, Bas′tardism, the state of being a bastard.—Bastard title, an abbreviated title of a book on an otherwise blank page preceding the full title-page; Bastard types, types cast with an extra deep bevel to obviate the use of leads, as Longprimer face on Pica body. [Fr. bâtard; O. Fr. fils de bast, son of the pack-saddle, bast (bât) being a coarse saddle for beasts of burden.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • bastard
    A term applied to all pieces of ordnance which are of unusual or irregular proportions: the government bastard-cannon had a 7-inch bore, and sent a 40-lb. shot. Also, a fair-weather square sail in some Mediterranean craft, and occasionally used for an awning.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • bastard
    (Fr.). An ancient piece of ordnance of about 8 pounds calibre, 9¹⁄₂ feet long, and weighing 1950 pounds. It was invented by Jean Maurique de Lard, master-general of ordnance under Charles V. of France in 1535. He also had several bastards cast of a larger calibre. This term was also applied to guns of an unusual make or proportion, whether longer or shorter.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • bastard
    The child of an unmarried woman.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A bastard is a person who was born of parents who are not married to one another. It is considered a nasty or insulting word today, or even profanity, with the term illegitimate being a little more polite. Some cultures see illegitimate children as dirty or bad, and only accept sexual relations between married couples.

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  • bastard, noun, singular of bastards.
  • bastard, adjective.

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