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zayde

American

[zey-duh, -dee] / ˈzeɪ də, -di /

noun

Yiddish.

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

Etymology

Origin of zayde

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

Example Sentences

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Vp then rose this prowd schereff,And zade towarde hym zare;Many was the modur sonTo the kyrk with him can fare.

From A Collection of Ballads by Lang, Andrew

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