mamzer
The English word “mamzer” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
- A contemptible person; a jerk.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér, “a bastard”).
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