zaydehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zayde_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezayde, n.
First published 2006

zaydenoun

  1. 1946–
    A grandfather; an elderly man. Frequently as a respectful form of address or term of endearment. Cf. bubbe n.
    1. 1946
      Mendele's style..became the model for most of his successors, in Hebrew as well as Yiddish, and they honored him as the Zayde (‘Grandfather’).
      M. Hadas, translation of I. Elbogen, Cent. of Jewish Life iii. 113
    2. 1976
      Grandad: A kiss for your Zaidy! How's the most ravishing granddaughter you could wish for?
      J. Rosenthal, Bar Mitzvah Boy in Three Award-winning Television Plays (1978) 32
    3. 1982
      She turns and speaks to him in Yiddish, surprises herself by saying, ‘Zayde, tell me a story.’
      M. Waddington, Breaking Bread in Jerusalem in M. Waddington, Canadian Jewish Short Stories (1990) 55
    4. 2001
      My Zeyde, my Orthodox grandfather, had threaded his way through this warren with me.
      S. Paretsky, Total Recall (2002) 513

zayde, n. was first published in December 2006.

zayde, n. was last modified in September 2024.