# mamzer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
3. A contemptible person; a jerk.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mamzer