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zaydes

zaydes is the plural 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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Proper noun capitalized: Zaydes

Zaydes

  1. (plural) plural of Zayde

Questions about zaydes

What is zaydes the plural of?
Zaydes is the plural of zayde.
What part of speech is zaydes?
Zaydes is a proper noun.

Words near zaydes in the dictionary

  1. zaydee
  2. zaydees
  3. zaydeh
  4. zaydehs
  5. Zayden
  6. zaydes
  7. Zaydi
  8. zaydie
  9. Zaydis
  10. Zaydism
  11. Zaydist

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