mamzer
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mamzer /ˈmʌmzə/
▶noun (pl. mamzers or mamzerim)
- 1 (in Jewish use) an illegitimate child.
- 2 informal used as a term of abuse or familiarity.
– origin C16: late L. from Heb. mamzēr; in mod. use from Yiddish.
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