Bastaard

noun

Bas·​taard ˈba-stərd 

-ˌstärd

variants or Bastard

ˈba-stərd

plural -s

: griqua

Word History

Etymology

obsolete Afrikaans Bastaard (now Baster), literally, bastard, from Middle Dutch bastaert, from Old French bastard

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