rebetzin

Definitions

• n. Wife of a rabbi.
  

Example Sentences

• "Is the rebetzin making Shabbos dinner?"
  

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• רביצין rébetsn
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

rebbetsen, rebetsen, rebbetzin, rebbitzin, rebitzin, rebitsin