whoreson
English
Etymology
From Middle English horesone, hureson (also horessone, hores sone), equivalent to whore + son. Compare Dutch hoerenzoon, German Hurensohn (“whoreson”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sən
Noun
whoreson (plural whoresons)
- (obsolete) Often used as a term of abuse: an illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
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- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- Though this knave came something saucily to the world before he was sent for, yet was his mother fair, there was good sport at his making, and the whoreson must be acknowledged.
- (literally) The son of a whore.
- Ploughing whoreson!
Synonyms
- bastard; see also Thesaurus:bastard
Translations
illegitimate child — see also bastard
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Adjective
whoreson (not comparable)
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