Bastard vs. Lovechild
Bastardnoun
A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
Bastardnoun
A mongrel. A biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties.
Bastardnoun
A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person. See asshole, sod.
Bastardnoun
A man, a fellow, a male friend.
Bastardnoun
(often preceded by 'poor') A person deserving of pity.
Bastardnoun
(informal) A child who does not know his or her father.
Bastardnoun
(informal) Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
Bastardnoun
A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
Bastardnoun
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.
Bastardnoun
An intermediate-grade file; also bastard file.
Bastardnoun
A sweet wine.
Bastardnoun
A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
Bastardnoun
An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
Bastardnoun
A large mould for straining sugar.
Bastardnoun
A writing paper of a particular size.
Bastardnoun
A Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.
Bastardadjective
of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant)
Bastardadjective
of or like a bastard (bad person)
Bastardadjective
of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross
Bastardadjective
of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc.)
Bastardadjective
spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake
Bastardadjective
Very unpleasant.
Bastardadjective
(printing) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
Bastardadjective
(theater lighting) Consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance.
Bastardinterjection
(rare) Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.
Bastardverb
(obsolete) To bastardize.
Bastardnoun
A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.
Bastardnoun
An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the sirups that have already had several boilings.
Bastardnoun
A sweet Spanish wine like muscatel in flavor.
Bastardnoun
A writing paper of a particular size. See Paper.
Bastardadjective
Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note.
Bastardadjective
Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; - applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so.
Bastardadjective
Of an unusual or irregular make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a bastard culverin.
Bastardadjective
Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
Bastardverb
To bastardize.
Bastardnoun
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
Bastardnoun
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
Bastardnoun
derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin;
Bastardadjective
born out of wedlock;
Bastardadjective
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Bastardnoun
an unpleasant or despicable person
Bastardnoun
a person of a specified kind
Bastardnoun
a difficult or awkward undertaking, situation, or device
Bastardnoun
a person born of parents not married to each other.
Bastardadjective
(of a thing) no longer in its pure or original form; debased
Bastardadjective
(of a handwriting script or typeface) showing a mixture of different styles.
Bastardadjective
born of parents not married to each other; illegitimate
Lovechildnoun
alternative form of love child
