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The literal meaning of the word bastard is the circumstance of being born of parents who are not married to one another (see illegitimacy). The word is also used as a generic derogatory term for a male who is rather obnoxious or unpleasant (a derogatory word for an obnoxious or unpleasant female is bitch[1]).
General
- Arrogant Bastard Ale, an American strong ale from the Stone Brewing Company
- "Bastard" is a level of coarseness of a file, a metal working tool
- Bastard (Law of England and Wales), a person whose parents, at the time of their birth, were not married to each other
- Bastard (typeface), a blackletter typeface designed by Jonathan Barnbrook
- Bastard Balm (Melittis melissophyllum), a perennial plant in the Lamiaceae family
- Bastard Balm, an alternate name for the Melittis melissophyllum plant
- Bastard Big-Footed Mouse, a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family
- Bastard cabbage tree, an alternate name for the Andira inermis
- Bastard cobas, an alternate name for the Cyphostemma juttae plant
- Bastard feudalism, a term that has been used to describe feudalism in the Late Middle Ages
- Bastard halibut, an alternate name for the Olive flounder
- Bastard Nation, a North American adoptee rights organization
- Bastard Pellitory, an alternate name for the Achillea ptarmica plant
- Bastard sturgeon, a species of fish in the Acipenseridae family
- Bastard Teak, an alternate name for the Butea monosperma plant
- Bastard Township, Ontario, a township in Canada
- Bastard trumpeter, a fish found in the eastern Indian Ocean
- bastard verdict, a colloquial term for the verdict "not proven" in Scottish courts
- Bastarda, a Gothic script used in France and Germany during the 14th and 15th centuries
- Bastard-sword, the late medieval longsword
- FAT bastard, a French wine
- Little Bastard, the nickname of the Porsche 550 Spyder that James Dean died in
- Northern bastard codling, a morid cod
- Rhineland Bastard, a derogatory term used in Nazi Germany to describe children of mixed German and African parentage
- Southern bastard codling (bearded red cod), a morid cod
- Yellow rat bastard, a single location retail clothing store located in New York City
People
- Antoine, bastard of Burgundy (1421-1504), half-brother of Charles the Bold
- Bastard brothers John (ca 1668–1770) and William (ca 1689–1766), British surveyor-architects, and civic dignitaries
- Benjamin Bastard (d. 1772), a British architect during the first half of the 18th century
- E. W. Bastard (1862–1901), Oxford University and Somerset cricketer
- Edmund Pollexfen Bastard (1784–1838), a British Tory politician
- Geoffrey, the Bastard (Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, c. 1152 – 12 December 1212), an illegitimate son of Henry II, King of England
- John Bastard (1817–1848), Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club cricketer
- John Pollexfen Bastard (1756–1816), a British Tory politician
- "Li'l Bastard" (b. 1951), a pseudonym used by John Mellencamp in the production credits for his albums released in the early-mid 1980s
- "Little Bastard" (b. 1986), the stage name for midget wrestler Dylan Postl
- Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968–2004), hip-hop artist
- Rat Bastard (b. 1958), the stage name of Frank Falestra a transgressive guitarist, bassist and audio engineer
- Segar Bastard (1854-1921), England international footballer and referee
- Thomas Bastard (1565/6-1618), English epigrammatist
- Thomas The Bastard of Fauconberg (?-1471), the common name of Thomas Neville, a Lancastrian leader in the War of the Roses
- William the Bastard (William I of England 1028–1087), also known as William the Conqueror
- Ywain the Bastard, a son of King Urien of Gore and a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
In the arts
- ¡Bastardos!, the eighth studio album by rock band Blues Traveler
- Bastard', a short story and the first published, literary work of Erskine Caldwell
- Bastard (album), the 1999 album by electronica group Blind Passengers
- Bastard (band), Japanese hardcore punk band
- Bastard (film), a Swedish-Norwegian film directed by Helge Lunde and Gösta Stevens
- Bastard (song), by Mötley Crüe
- Bastard Boys, an Australian television miniseries
- Bastard Noise, a noise music band, originally a side project of Man Is The Bastard
- Bastard Operator From Hell, a fictional character in Simon Travaglia's books
- Bastard Out of Carolina (film), a 1996 film based on the novel
- Bastard Out of Carolina (novel), the first novel published by author Dorothy Allison
- Bastard Pop, another name for the musical musical genre known as Mashup
- Bastard Swordsman, a Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh, starring Norman Chu
- Bastard!!, a manga and anime series, and Super Famicom game
- Beauty and the Bastard, a 2005 Finnish musical romantic drama film
- "Burn the Bastards", a 1988 song by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty
- Fat Bastard (character), a character from the Austin Powers movies
- Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard, a fictional robot supervillain in the DC Universe
- Grand Bastard Deluxe or GBD, a band from Lausanne, Switzerland
- Grind Bastard, an album by the band Benediction
- Harry The Bastard, a character from the The Young Ones TV Show
- How to be a Complete Bastard, a 1986 book by Adrian Edmondson, Mark Leigh and Mike Lepine
- Inglorious Bastards, an upcoming war film to be written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
- Lucky Bastards, a 2003 album by Peter Pan Speedrock
- Lying Bastard, the name of a fictional spacecraft in the novel Ringworld
- Man Is the Bastard, a hardcore punk band from Claremont, California
- Rape of the Bastard Nazarene, the first album by British band Akercocke
- Rat Bastard Protective Association, an underground, arts organization from the United States
- Salaam Alekum, Bastard, an album by Muslimgauze
- Spoilt Bastard, a comic character from the magazine Viz
- Stupid Evil Bastard, a personal blog of Lesley ('Les') Jenkins
- Svolochi (in English, Bastards), the 2006 movie
- That Yellow Bastard, a character from the "Sin City" graphic novel series
- The Bastard (novel), a novel by John Jakes
- The Bastard Fairies, an American musical group from Los Angeles, California
- The Bastard Prince, a fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz
- Those Bastard Souls, an independent rock band formed in 1995
- Time is Money (Bastard), the fifth release by the New York band Swans
- "What You Do (Bastard)", New Zealand band Stellar*'s second single
- Who's the Real Bastard, a six-track mini-album by the band Bombshell Rocks
- Bastards, a 1991 album by the British metal band Cerebral Fix
- Bastards, a 1999 album by the American band Saigon Kick
- Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, a band led by American punk musician Lars Frederiksen
- Bastards, a 1993 Motörhead album.
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