"mamzer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mamzers [plural], mamzerim [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew ממזר (mamzér, “bastard”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|ממזר||bastard|tr=mamzér}} Hebrew ממזר (mamzér, “bastard”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mamzerim}} mamzer (plural mamzers or mamzerim)
  1. (Judaism) 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. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism, People
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  2. A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
    Sense id: en-mamzer-en-noun-zVSRK8qj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 79 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 83 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 81 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 88 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 44 53 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 80 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 76 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 81 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 81 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 54 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 81 5
  3. A contemptible person; a jerk. Translations (person of illegitimate birth): копеле (kopele) [neuter] (Bulgarian), mamzer [masculine] (Czech), mamzer [masculine] (French), Mamser [masculine] (German), Mamzer [masculine] (German), מַמְזֵר (mamzér) [masculine] (Hebrew), מַמְזֶרֶת (mamzéret) [feminine] (Hebrew), mamzer [masculine] (Italian), マムゼール (Japanese), mamzer [masculine] (Polish), мамзер (mamzer) [masculine] (Russian), ממזר (mamzer) [masculine] (Yiddish), ממזרת (mamzeret) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-mamzer-en-noun-7TRXZsBY Disambiguation of 'person of illegitimate birth': 27 21 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mamser, momser, momzer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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