momzer

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A form of mamzer — A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.

OriginHebrew ממזר →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounmomzer (plural momzers or momzerim)

plural momzers · plural momzerim

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of mamzer.

    What Landsman did to Kohn’s face left the momzer talking with a slur for the rest of his life.

    2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 174

Origin

  1. Hebrewממזר“bastard”
  2. Englishmomzer

From Hebrew ממזר (mamzér, “bastard”).

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APA

momzer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momzer

MLA

“momzer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momzer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “momzer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momzer.

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