zayde

[ zey-duh, -dee ]

noun

, Yiddish.

1. (used as a title or term of address) grandfather.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zayde¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from Yiddish zeyde, from Slavic; compare Polish dziad, Byelorussian dzyed

Example Sentences

The Zayde, of eight years later, was written in collaboration with Segrais.

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