Meaning of zayde | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. grandfather
   Jewish
3. elderly man (as a term of respect)
   Jewish

Examples

“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...”

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