: a High German language written in Hebrew characters that is spoken by Jews and descendants of Jews of central and eastern European origin
Yiddish
adjective
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For example, Chris notes, Jerry’s first language was Yiddish, a consequence of having been raised almost exclusively by his grandmother, Sara Rothberg.
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Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Francis became one of the first recording artists to regularly make albums sung entirely in other languages, including in Italian, Yiddish, German, Romanian, Spanish and Irish.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 July 2025
But his use of Yiddish also corresponds to his attraction to words that are freighted with figuration and are almost onomatopoeic in sound.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Lansky is under no illusion that Yiddish will be revived as a spoken language outside of the haredi Orthodox community.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Francis became one of the first recording artists to regularly make albums sung entirely in other languages, including in Italian, Yiddish, German, Romanian, Spanish and Irish.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 July 2025
But his use of Yiddish also corresponds to his attraction to words that are freighted with figuration and are almost onomatopoeic in sound.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Lansky is under no illusion that Yiddish will be revived as a spoken language outside of the haredi Orthodox community.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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“Yiddish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yiddish. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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Yiddish
noun
Yid·dish
ˈyid-ish 
: a language that began among the Jews of eastern Europe and is based on German and written in the Hebrew alphabet
Yiddish
adjective
Etymology
from Yiddish yidish, a shortened form of yidish daytsh, literally "Jewish German (language)," derived from early German jüdisch "Jewish" and diutsch "the German language"
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