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zaydee

zaydee is the alternative spelling of zayde.

Meaning of zayde

Noun

zayde (plural zaydes)

  1. (Jewish) grandfather
    • Perhaps, in these circumstances, he would greet his granddaughter as a zayde should, with love and affection.1974, Fran Ross, Oreo, →ISBN, page 207
  2. (Jewish) elderly man (as a term of respect)
    • The zayde is, as the hoary formula demands, gruff on the outside but wonderful to his horse and David...3 November 1975, John Simon, review of Lies My Father Told Me, New York Magazine page 74

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Forms of zaydee

pluralzaydees

Questions about zaydee

What is zaydee the alternative spelling of?
Zaydee is the alternative spelling of zayde.

Words near zaydee in the dictionary

  1. zayat
  2. zayats
  3. Zayd
  4. zayda
  5. zayde
  6. zaydee
  7. zaydees
  8. zaydeh
  9. zaydehs
  10. Zayden
  11. zaydes

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