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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Medieval Latin bastardus, probably from bastum 'saddle for carrying bags'; probably from the idea of a child produced as a result of sex with a traveler |
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bas‧tard S3
[countable]
[countable]1 taboo a very offensive word for someone, especially a man, who you think is unpleasant. Do not use this word. :
• You lying bastard!
2 spoken informal not polite a man who you think is very lucky or very unlucky - often used humorously :
• He's gone straight to the top, the lucky bastard.
• The poor bastard fell off his horse.
3 British English spoken informal something that causes difficulties or problems : Life's a bastard sometimes.
Life's a bastard sometimes.4 old-fashioned someone who was born to parents who were not married
