kvater

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Pronunciations

kvater (KVAH-ter) listen

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Definitions

  • n. An infant's godfather who holds the baby at a circumcision ceremony.

Example Sentences

  • "Yosef is going to be the kvater."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קװאַטער kvater 'godfather'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

Notes

  • See also the female equivalent, kvaterin.

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