bastard


Definition: Meaning of, bastard in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbɑːstəd;ˈbastəd /

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Singular Plural
bastard bastards
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  1. taboo a very offensive word for someone, especially a man, who you think is unpleasant. Do not use this word.
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  2. spoken informal not polite a man who you think is very lucky or very unlucky - often used humorously
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  3. British English spoken informal something that causes difficulties or problems
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  4. old-fashioned someone who was born to parents who were not married
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bastard used in phrases

  • bastard feverfew (noun)
    1. tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States
  • bastard indigo (noun)
    1. east Indian shrub
    2. dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
  • bastard lignum vitae (noun)
    1. small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
  • bastard pennyroyal (noun)
    1. aromatic plant of the eastern United States
  • bastard pimpernel (noun)
    1. weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves
  • bastard ridley (noun)
    1. grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
  • bastard title (noun)
    1. a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book
  • bastard toadflax (noun)
    1. woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers
  • bastard turtle (noun)
    1. grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
  • bastard wing (noun)
    1. tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
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