What is little girl in Yiddish?

This page provides all possible translations of the word little girl in the Yiddish language. קליינע מיידלYiddish.
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What is the Hebrew word for little girl?

ילדה קטנה More Hebrew words for little girl. noun נַחֲלָה קְטָנָה
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What does bubala mean in Yiddish?

Bubala. A term of endearment, darling. It's like, “oh sweetie!” But more fun. Because it sounds like boobie.
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What is little boy in Yiddish?

boychik (plural boychiks) (chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
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What does Shluffy mean?

[To go] to sleep (child-directed speech).
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Black Man SHOCKS Orthodox Jews by speaking Russian Yiddish



What is a Punum?

Noun. punim (plural punims) The face (front part of the head).
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What is a Shonda in Yiddish?

“What's a shonda?” many baffled Twitters users asked each other. Hint: it's not Shonda Rhimes. Most Yiddish speakers pronounce it as shande or shanda. In Yiddish, shande means a disgrace, a shame, a terrible embarrassment, a scandal.
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What does Macher mean in Yiddish?

borrowed from Yiddish makher "influential person, fixer," literally, "maker," going back to Middle High German macher "maker, creator," from machen "to make, do" (going back to Old High German mahhōn) + -er -er entry 2 — more at make entry 1.
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What is a Mishpucha?

Definition of mishpachah

: a Jewish family or social unit including close and distant relatives invited the whole mishpachah.
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What does Frenk mean in Yiddish?

One of the less-than-tasteful remnants of that racism is the term "Frenkim," (or "Frenjim") a slightly outmoded derogatory slang name for Jews properly known as Sephardim ("Spaniards") or, indeed, Mizrahim ("Easterners"). "Frenk" is as fascinating a term as it is distasteful.
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Is Schatzi a Yiddish?

The name Schatzi is primarily a gender-neutral name of German origin that means Dear, Treasure. Not really a name, but a term of endearment in German. Similar to "honey" or "dear."
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What is a Tookus?

slang. : buttocks These wise words recognize the truth about teens: They're a tremendous pain in the tuchus. —
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What is a meshuggah in Yiddish?

Meshuga, meshugah, meshuggah, meshugge, etc., means "insane", in particular, "crazy woman" in Yiddish, borrowed from Hebrew.
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Is there a Hebrew word for virgin?

The Bible uses an unrelated word, betulah (‏בְּתוּלָה), to refer to a virgin, as well as the idea of virginity, betulim (‏בְּתוּלִים).
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What is a yutz?

yutz in American English

(jʌts ) noun. a person variously regarded as ineffectual, foolish, disagreeable, contemptible, etc. Word origin. < Yiddish.
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What does Putz mean in Yiddish?

Noun. Yiddish puts, literally, "finery, show," probably from putsn "to clean, shine"; akin to German putzen "to adorn, clean"
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What does shtarker mean in Yiddish?

n. A strong, stout fellow. n. Big shot, an arrogant person.
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What does Schnorrer mean in Yiddish?

Schnorrer (שנאָרער; also spelled shnorrer) is a Yiddish term meaning "beggar" or "sponger". The word Schnorrer originally occurred in the German language to describe a freeloader who frequently asks for little things, like cigarettes or little sums of money, without offering a return.
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What does Shep nachas mean?

Notes. Commonly used in the phrase "shep nachas" / "shepp naches" / "schep naches" - to derive pride and joy. From Yiddish שעפּן נחת shepn nakhes (verbal root is שעפּ shep) 'derive pride'.
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What does Pischer mean in Yiddish?

A young, inexperienced, presumptuous person.
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What is a female schmuck?

0. Share. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Schmuck, or shmuck, is a pejorative term meaning one who is stupid or foolish, or an obnoxious, contemptible or detestable person.
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Is svelte a Yiddish?

Some people think the word svelte is Yiddish, but we wouldn't make that mistake. Svelte sounds tall, thin, blonde and Swedish to us. We learned that it's from the French (svelte) and the Italian (svelto), both of which mean slim or slender.
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What is a Ponem?

n the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
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Is Verklempt a real word?

Verklempt (pronounced “fur-klempt”) means overcome with emotion, perhaps even choked or clenched by emotions. Verklempt is a Yiddish loanword.
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