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“illegitimate child,” early 13c., from Old French bastard “acknowledged child of a nobleman by a woman other than his wife” (11c., Modern French bâtard), probably from fils de bast “packsaddle son,” meaning a child conceived on an improvised bed (saddles often doubled as beds while traveling), with pejorative ending –Read More →

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Only as a sophisticated and respected artist of literature you may use “bastard” as common vocabulary in scientific texts. You shall rather somehow explain why you use this word or put it into quotation marks or say it within a dialogue of your characters. When did bastard become a swearRead More →