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bastardling

bastardling noun: a young or petty bastard.

Noun

bastardling (plural bastardlings)

  1. (diminutive) A young or petty bastard
    • The off-spring of the Duke belied its source! — Perhaps "Son Rufus" was a bastardling, Whom "policy" forced William to endorse! At any rate, howe'er you explain the thing, Since William England never had one decent Kin"!1902, Dominicana: A Magazine of Catholic Literature, volume 3, page 58
    • My father Is much too kind to this young bastardling.1902, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Francesca da Rimini - Page 45

Forms of bastardling

pluralbastardlings

Origin of bastardling

From bastard + -ling.

Questions about bastardling

What does bastardling mean?
Bastardling means a young or petty bastard.
What part of speech is bastardling?
Bastardling is a noun.
What is the plural of bastardling?
The plural of bastardling is bastardlings.

Words near bastardling in the dictionary

  1. bastardizing
  2. bastardizings
  3. bastardless
  4. bastardlike
  5. bastardliness
  6. bastardling
  7. bastardlings
  8. bastardly
  9. bastardly gullion
  10. bastardly gullions
  11. bastardness

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