shnur

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Definitions

  • n. A daughter-in-law.

Example Sentences

  • "When I go to visit my shnur (daughter-in-law), who, God bless her, a balabuster (a good cook and housekeeper) she's not. So I bring my trusty Jewish cookbook to make a good dinner so my zesa (sweet) son could enjoy a decent meal." (Creating Successful Curriculum Enhancers by Dorothy C. Herman, Shoshana Silberman, Mel Silberman)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שנור shnur

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      schnur, shnoor, schnoor, shnir, schnir, shneer, schneer

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