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mamzer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mamz-er
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.

Derogatory

noun

A contemptible person; a jerk.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér, “a bastard”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

mamzers (plural) mamzerim (plural) mamser (alternative) momser (alternative) momzer (alternative)

Questions

What does mamzer mean?
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.
Where does mamzer come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér, “a bastard”).

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