Meaning of zeyde | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of zayde.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“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.”

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