Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zayde

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: za-yde
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

elderly man (as a term of respect)

name

Example Sentences

"Perhaps, in these circumstances, he would greet his granddaughter as a zayde should, with love and affection."
"The zayde is, as the hoary formula demands, gruff on the outside but wonderful to his horse and David..."
"To many people, the phrase "Jewish elderly" still conjures up images of bearded zaydes with yarmulkes..."

Etymology

From Yiddish זיידע (zeyde, “grandfather”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: זיידע

Inflected Forms

zaydes (plural) zada (alternative) zaida (alternative) zaide (alternative) zaideh (alternative) zaidy (alternative) zayda (alternative) zaydee (alternative) zaydeh (alternative) zaydie (alternative) zeda (alternative) zeideh (alternative)

Rhymes With

lady brady shady sadie m'lady milady fraidy spady blady tradey nevada ada

Questions

What does zayde mean?: grandfather
Where does zayde come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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