zeyde
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative spelling of zayde.
Example Sentences
- "Zeyde means grandpa."
- "In fact, he was my elter-zeyde— my great-grandfather - but he was the grandfather of my mother, her siblings, and her first cousins; they all called him zeyde, and the name carried over to the next generation."
- "... zeyde, who spoke only Yiddish — a traditional Orthodox Jew with stately carriage, a long gray beard, a mustache stained with nicotine, and an ever-present yarmulke on his head .. I had a special relationship with my zeyde."
- "These days, people spell ‘Bubah’ as ‘Bubbe’ and ‘Zaida’ as ‘Zeyde’. They mean ‘Granny’ and ‘Grandad’ in Yiddish."