whoreson

Definition

An illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.

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.

Example Sentences

• "Ah, you whoreſon loggerhead, you were borne to do me ſhame."
• "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."
• "Ploughing whoreson!"