alte moyd

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Pronunciations

alte moyd (AHL-teh MOYD) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A spinster.

Example Sentences

  • "When she vacated her body, it was cremated and not buried as a Yiddisher alte moyd should be." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אַלטע־מױד‎ alte-moyd, lit. 'old maid'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      alte moid, alteh moyd, alteh moid

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