# whoreson

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɔːsən/

## Definitions
1. An illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
2. The son of a whore.

## Etymology
From Middle English horesone, hureson (also horessone, hores sone). Compare Dutch hoerenzoon, German Hurensohn (“whoreson”) and French fils de pute. By surface analysis, whore + son.

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