neshomele

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Definitions

  • n. (term of endearment) Darling.

Example Sentences

  • "Come with me, little Neshomele,
    Let me hold you in my hand,
    And we’ll fly away, you and I together,
    To a place down on the land." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y נשמהלע neshomele, lit. 'little soul'

      • 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

      neshomeleh, neshamele, neshameleh, nashomeleh, nashomele

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