Is "bastard" a term that is gender specific?
If so, what is the female equivalent?
2006-08-06 13:11:42 · 17 answers · asked by whytedunker1 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Not gender-specific.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegitimacy
2006-08-06 13:15:51 · answer #1 · answered by shmux 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Female Bastard
2016-09-30 10:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bastard is not gender specific, but matrimonial specific. Any child of unwed parents is a bastard. Another term (less frequently used) is by-blow, which is also non gender specific.
2006-08-06 13:17:21 · answer #3 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bastard is a generic term for any child born out of wedlock
2006-08-09 18:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Nited1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bastard is not gender specific but it is normally indicative of a boy. Perhaps we should introduce a new term for the girl. bastardess, bastird, bistard, ms. bastard, miz bastard,
2006-08-06 13:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by Totoru 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Bastard" is not a gender specific term. To wit: Two Nuns were sitting in a restaurant booth next to two people who were using a lot of foul language. One says to the other, "I was 2 months old before my parents were married."....to which the other responded: "I was 2 YEARs old when my parent got married." After a while one of the Nuns asked them: "Would one of you bastards please pass the salt."
2006-08-06 13:21:18 · answer #6 · answered by ISU 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is NOT gender specific, and it does NOT normally apply to boys!!
Bastard as an insult just means something along the lines of 'git', 'scum-bag', or simply 'you NASTY person!!' Formerly it was used as an insult with implications of 'your parents aren't married!' but these days that's redundant - because MOST people's parents aren't married...!
No-one calls illegitimate children 'bastards' anymore, because 'respectable' people are dropping illegitimate kids like there's no tomorrow! When it was usually poor people doing it, it was okay to use it as an insult - but now that everybody does it, it's just not worth the effort..!
However, the word 'bastard' still means 'illegitimate' - 'born when the parents weren't married' - and it CAN be used for boys OR girls, but it's best not to really...
2006-08-06 17:56:50 · answer #7 · answered by _ 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Why do we care about this giant bastard?
2014-05-15 04:11:59 · answer #8 · answered by kobegasolrule 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Oxford American Dictionary says: 1. an illegitimate child.
There you go, not gender specific.
2006-08-06 13:28:41 · answer #9 · answered by Strives to be Something 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Same both sexes. Ever heard of the movie "Bastard out of Carolina"? That was a girl....
2006-08-06 13:16:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋