zaidie

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Pronunciations

zaidie (ZAY-dee) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A grandpa, grandfather.

  • n. An old man.

Example Sentences

  • "We're going to visit Zaidie for Hannukah this year."

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  • “My bobe and zeyde came to visit yesterday.” (NJY)

  • “How are you, zeyde?” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • זײדע zeyde

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      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).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      zaide, zeydie, zayde, zaidy, zaddie, zaidy, zayde, zaydie, zaydy, zeide, zeidie, zeidy, zeyde, zeydie, zeydy, zadie

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