mamzer
American
[mom-zer]
/ ˈmɒm zər /
Or
momser,
mamzer
British
/ ˈmɑmzə /
noun
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a Yiddish slang word for bastard
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Judaism a child of an incestuous or adulterous union
Etymology
Origin of mamzer
1555–65; < Yiddish < Hebrew mamzēr
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