# son of a bitch

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An objectionable, despicable person.
2. Any objectionable thing.
3. An impressive, daring, or admirable man.
4. A suffering person deemed deserving of compassion.

## Etymology
Alteration of an earlier phrase represented by Middle English biche-sone (“son of a bitch”, literally “bitch's son”), calqued from Old Norse bikkju-sonr (“son of a bitch”).

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