English

Pronunciation

• bäs'tə(r)d, /ˈbɑːstə(r)d/, /bA:st@(r)d/
• băs'tə(r)d, /ˈbæstə(r)d/, /b{st@(r)d/

Noun

bastard (plural: bastards )

1. An illegitimate person (baby, child, or adult) previously used as a title (as in William the Bastard).
2. (often considered moderately vulgar or offensive : more frequently used to refer to a man) 1. A wrong-doer; a sod. 2. A contemptible or spiteful person.
3. (often humorous) : a man, a fellow (as in lucky bastard, poor bastard)
4. (informal) : a problem or situation extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with (as in : Life can be a real bastard )
5. A coarse-grade steel file; also : bastard file.

Derived terms

• bastardise, bastardize
• bastardised, bastardized
• bastardisation, bastardization
• bastardsword

Translations

• Chinese: 2. 王八蛋
• Hebrew: ממזר m
• Danish: bastard
• Dutch : 1. bastaard m. 2. kreng n, rotding n. 3. kerel m, vent m. 4. het hangt de keel uit. 4. bastaardvijl m, voorvijl m
• Slovak: panchart m (1, 2), bastard m (1, 2), rašpľa (3)
• Swedish: skitstövel
• Urdu حرامى

Interjection

bastard!

1. (often considered somewhat vulgar) Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset, often with reference to a situation where a bastard (noun, def. 2) has caused the distress.

• Türkçe: (1) orospu çocuğu, (2) piç