bastard
/ˈbæstərd/
noun
- A person who is considered unpleasant, cruel, or unfair (used as a mild insult, not vulgar).
- That bastard stole my parking spot after I waited for ten minutes.
- Don't be such a bastard—share the last cookie with your sister.
- He called his boss a bastard for making everyone work on the holiday.
- A person whose parents were not married at the time of their birth (now often considered outdated or offensive; used historically).
- In medieval times, a bastard had fewer legal rights than a legitimate child.
- She discovered her great-grandfather was a bastard, born to an unmarried mother.
- The king's bastard son was never allowed to inherit the throne.
adjective
- Not genuine, authentic, or pure; false or inferior.
- The antique dealer was arrested for selling bastard copies of famous paintings.
- This bastard version of the software crashes constantly.
- They served a bastard wine that tasted nothing like the real French vintage.
- Born to parents who are not married (historical or formal use).
- The law once treated bastard children differently from those born in wedlock.
- The bastard child was raised by his mother's family in a small village.
- In some old stories, a bastard son must prove his worth to gain respect.
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