Jewess

American  

[joo-is] / ˈdʒu ɪs /

noun

Older Use: Usually Offensive.

1. a term used to refer to a Jewish girl or woman.

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Jewess British  

/ ˈdʒuːɪs /

noun

1. offensive a Jewish girl or woman

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Sensitive Note

First used in the Middle Ages, the term Jewess has been an inoffensive, neutral term for most of its history. With the advent of the civil rights and feminist movements of the 1960s, it began to be considered condescending and has since declined in use. See also -ess.

Etymology

Origin of Jewess

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English jewesse; Jew, -ess

Example Sentences

But Mr. Rothstein is a C-lister when compared with Ms. Gottfried, a child actor who had her first agent when she was 11 and is frequently featured in Jewish publications including Kveller.com and Jewess Magazine.

From New York Times

They were pursued by agents and producers, and wrote a pilot for HBO about a female superhero called Jewess Jones.

From The New Yorker

Before going under the knife, the doctor asks if “a Jewess like yourself” wouldn’t rather look like - become - someone else.

From Washington Times

They went, Roper said, “to counter the Anti-White agenda of the ‘Community Task Force on Race Relations,’ which held their Black History Month presentation and hosted an NPR Jewess as a speaker.”

From Salon

I was once visiting at the house of a poor Jewess.

From Project Gutenberg