shidduch
/ˈʃɪdəx/
shidduch noun: a system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other.
Noun
shidduch (plural shidduchs or shidduchim)
- A system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other.
- A pairing under this system.
- When you're engaged, you have a chiyuv to set up your friends too. You might not have anybody in mind for your friends before you're engaged, but once you are, you obtain a special power that makes it possible to sense a good shidduch when you see one.2002 May 15, Harry Weiss, “60 ways to be a frummie”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
Verb
shidduch (third-person singular simple present shidduches, present participle shidduching, simple past and past participle shidduched)
- To arrange a match via shidduch.
Forms of shidduch
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | shidduchs |
| plural | shidduchim |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | shidduches |
| present participle | shidduching |
| past participle | shidduched |
| past | shidduched |
Origin of shidduch
Borrowed from Yiddish שידוך (shídekh), deriving from Hebrew שִׁדּוּךְ (shidúkh, “matchmaking”).
Words formed from shidduch
- shidduched
Questions about shidduch
- What does shidduch mean?
- Shidduch means a system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other.
- What part of speech is shidduch?
- Shidduch can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce shidduch?
- Shidduch is pronounced /ˈʃɪdəx/.
- What is the plural of shidduch?
- The plural of shidduch is shidduchs.
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