Many people use profanity in their daily communication. And do not even think what these words mean. Many words from profanity come from various diseases. For example, expressions such as “nerd” and “idiot” are derived from mental illness: cretinism and idiocy. Also people replenish t vocabulary of profanity using the names of various animals or their subspecies. Often curses become the names of inanimate objects, representatives of the plant world, and even body parts.
Value
“Bastard” is an expression very different from the rest of the words about profanity. True meaning of it outdated. Previously, this word was used in biology and they called offspring that appeared from representatives of various species or breeds of the animal world. Now, to replace this word came such expressions as hybrids or mestizos. But the word "bastard" did not sink into the abyss of oblivion and replenished the stock of profanity. Now it is used in relation to rude people with low moral standards, animal instincts. There is no exact meaning of this word, but it is generally believed that it is derived from the word “fornication”, so it is often applied to children born out of wedlock or children born to underage parents.
The origin of the word "bastard"
Many expressions profanity has a long history. When did you first use the word "bastard"? This is thoroughly unknown. But as mentioned earlier, for the first time it was used as a term denoting offspring received from representatives of various species or breeds of the animal kingdom. A little later, this word began to be used in relation to people.
It became widespread in the Middle Ages. In this difficult time, almost every famous person had an illegitimate child . Some parents recognized their offspring, and they got rid of this stigma, but there were people who had to live with this all their lives.
A lot for the “bastards” depended on their parents. If they were noble persons, it is very likely that such a child will be able to receive a decent upbringing, education and will not be susceptible to attacks from others. If not, then society did not accept them. Worst of all was the illegitimate children of people of low social status. Often, parents could not provide for their child and they handed over or even sold such children. Often they were simply abandoned at birth. Due to the influence of the church, the attitude towards such children was terrible, they were considered the fruit of sin. As a result, they grew up estranged , uneducated and rude people.
Middle Ages
Various translations of this word were used in almost all parts of the world. So, for example, in European countries the word “bastard” was used, which means “bastard”. This word also meant the interbreeding of representatives of two different races or people of different social status. Such marriages were banned, especially if there was a big hole in social status between a man and a woman. Quite often, the consent to marriage was not given by the parents of young people.
Application
Currently, the word "bastard" is a common expression. And it applies to illegitimate children, but in our society they are no longer subjected to various attacks. The widespread use of this in relation to rude people. Sometimes the word "bastard" means that a person has some degree of disgust. Interestingly, this expression is mainly used in relation to the male representatives. Synonyms can be words such as: scum, bastard, half-breed. But it is better to refrain from using them and speak a pure and literary language.