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yentl

yentl is the alternative spelling of yenta.

Meaning of yenta

Noun

yenta (plural yentas)

  1. (Jewish) A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
    • Please don't tell your girlfriend what I said; she's a yenta!

Forms of yentl

pluralyentls

Phrases with yentl

Questions about yentl

What is yentl the alternative spelling of?
Yentl is the alternative spelling of yenta.

Words near yentl in the dictionary

  1. yenta
  2. Yentang
  3. yentas
  4. yente
  5. yentes
  6. yentl
  7. Yentl syndrome
  8. yentls
  9. yentnite
  10. yeo
  11. Yeodene

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: yentl (page history and authors); yenta (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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