Definition of "bastard" in Anglais

noun

1. (dated) A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.

2. A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).

3. (vulgar, offensive or derogatory, usually referring specifically to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.

   • Some bastard stole my car while I was helping an injured person.
   • You sick bastard!
   • Don't be such a bastard already!
   • I assume that bastard won't be seen again.
   • “Oh my God, they killed Kenny!” “You bastards!”

4. (endearing or humorous) A man, a fellow, a male friend.

   • lucky bastard
   • funny bastard
   • Get over here, you old bastard!

5. (often preceded by ‘poor’) A suffering person deemed deserving of compassion.

   • Poor bastard, I feel so sorry for him.
   • These poor bastards started out life probably in bad or broken homes.

6. (informal) A child who does not know its father.

7. (informal) Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.

   • Life can be a real bastard.

8. A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.

   • The architecture was a kind of bastard, suggesting Gothic but not being true Gothic.

9. A bastard file.

10. A kind of sweet wine.

11. A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.

12. An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.

13. A large mould for straining sugar.

14. A writing paper of a particular size.

15. (UK, politics, derogatory) A Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.

adjective

1. Of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).

2. Of or like a bastard (bad person).

3. Of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross.

4. Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc).

   • a bastard musket
   • a bastard culverin

5. Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus.