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mishpocha
[ mish-pookh-uh, -paw-khuh ]
noun
, Yiddish.
- an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage; clan:
I see you invited the whole mishpocha.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mishpocha1
First recorded in 1855–60; from Yiddish mishpokhe, from Hebrew mishpāḥāh “family, clan”
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