noun
- people born to parents who are not married to each other
- unpleasant or despicable people
Usage: archaic; potentially offensive
Usage: informal; offensive
Examples
- In medieval times, bastards could not inherit their father’s titles.
- The novel explores the social stigma faced by illegitimate children.
- Historical records show many royal bastards throughout European history.
- Those bastards cheated us out of our money.
- He called them bastards for abandoning the project.
- The poor bastards never had a fair chance in life.