Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑs.taːrt/
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  • Hyphenation: bas‧taard

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch bastaert, from Old French bastard.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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bastaard m (plural bastaarden or bastaards, diminutive bastaardje n)

  1. A bastard, person born to unmarried parents; in some legal systems a non-heir, or on that criterium restricted to illegitimate sons
  2. (derogatory) A crossbred offspring deemed to be genetically degenerated; bastard, mongrel
  3. A bastardised term or language
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Descendants
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  • Indonesian: bastar
  • ? Saramaccan: bása
  • ? Sranan Tongo: basra

Etymology 2

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From French bâtarde (cognate with the above), in some compound.

Noun

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bastaard m (plural bastaarden, diminutive bastaardje n)

  1. An old canon type