kvaterin

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Pronunciations

kvaterin (kuh-VAH-ter-in)

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Definitions

  • n. An infant's godmother who hands the baby from the mother to the kvater during the brit milah.

Example Sentences

  • "First, the parents give the baby to the woman (kvaterin), who gives it to her husband (kvater), who then brings it to the sandak." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קװאַטערין kvaterin

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      kvatern, kevaterin, kevatern

Notes

  • See also the male equivalent, kvater.

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