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rebbetzin

/ˈɹɛbətsɪn/

rebbetzin noun: the wife of a rabbi.

Noun

rebbetzin (plural rebbetzins)

  1. (Judaism) The wife of a rabbi.
    • Sometimes when they could not get to Mendel, the women would come to her, to the rebbetzin, and she would bless them as well as she could, with the little wherewithal she brought to the task.2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 216
  2. (Judaism) Mrs.

Forms of rebbetzin

pluralrebbetzins

Origin of rebbetzin

Borrowed from Yiddish רביצין (rebetsin), from Hebrew רב (“master”) plus Slavic *-itsa (feminine suffix) plus Yiddish ־ין (-in, feminine suffix).

Questions about rebbetzin

What does rebbetzin mean?
Rebbetzin means the wife of a rabbi.
What part of speech is rebbetzin?
Rebbetzin is a noun.
How do you pronounce rebbetzin?
Rebbetzin is pronounced /ˈɹɛbətsɪn/.
What is the plural of rebbetzin?
The plural of rebbetzin is rebbetzins.

Words near rebbetzin in the dictionary

  1. rebbe
  2. rebbe card
  3. rebbe cards
  4. Rebbeck
  5. rebbes
  6. rebbetzin
  7. rebbetzins
  8. rebbi
  9. rebbis
  10. rebbishe
  11. rebble

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