Etymology

bastardization

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Today it means: The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity. Full definition →

English bastard ← Middle English bastard ← Old French bastard
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  1. Latinbastardus
  2. Old Frenchbastard
  3. Middle Englishbastard
  4. Englishbastard
  5. English todaybastardization

From bastard + -ization.

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