noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. Judaism

   "No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the assembly, no matter how many generations later."

2. 2
   A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard. derogatory
3. 3
   A contemptible person; a jerk. derogatory, slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

bastardlove child

Example

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"No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the assembly, no matter how many generations later."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér, “a bastard”).

Related phrases

out of wedlock

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