A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.
Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note.
Title borne by acknowledged eldest natural son of a noble. (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 221) Related terms: Bastardy, Special / Bourc
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
illegitimate; a woods-colt; also, an outsider
A baby born out of wedlock. In the past known also by such weird and wonderful names as: Bantling, Base, Base-born, Bastardus, Begotten in adultery, Begotten in fornication, Born extra, By-blow, By-chip, By-scape, By-slip, Chance begot, Child of shame, Come by chance, In sin begotten, Love begot, Lovechild, Merrybegot, Misbegotten, Son of no certain man, Spuriosus, Supputed son, Whoreson and many more.
Commonly used word for an illegitimate person. Approximately 98% of traffic wardens are illegitimate. As are 87% of bank managers, 93% of lawyers, and 97% of politicians. There is an Worldwide Society of Bastards, who regularly appoint their members to the International Order of Bastard. As you may have guessed, Inspector Unnecessary-Violence is a member of this noble league.
a bastard is an illegitimate child.
An illegitimate child, born of a relationship between two persons not married (i.e., not in wedlock) to each other, or who are not married to each other at the time of the child's birth. Conception out of wedlock does not usually constitute bastardy.
An illegitimate child, born in a relationship between two persons that are not married (ie. not in wedlock) or who are not married at the time of the child's birth.
A bastard in the law of England and Wales was a person whose parents, at the time of their birth, were not married to each other. A person conceived to a couple not married to each other but who subsequently marry before the birth would not be treated as a bastard.