mizinke

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Definitions

  • n. The youngest daughter.

Example Sentences

  • "This song, in which a mother gives thanks for the marriage of her mezinke (youngest daughter), is not the first time and not the last time that these two singers will be paired together." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • מיזינקע mizinke

      • 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

      mezinke

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