zayde
American
[zey-duh, -dee]
/ ˈzeɪ də, -di /
noun
Yiddish.
Etymology
Origin of zayde
First recorded in 1945–50; from Yiddish zeyde, from Slavic; compare Polish dziad, Byelorussian dzyed
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