The word bastard is commonly regarded as being some sort of a curse word, but it is not. It is a proper English word that means "an illegitimate child." While it is not properly profanity, it has been regarded historically as an insult. To question the legitimacy of another person's birth was about as severe a personal slur as could be made.
It would seem that today the word should have lost virtually all its sting, however. There are so many illegitimate children that it has just about lost all its social stigma.
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