| Yid | n. [ See Yiddish. ] A Jew; -- now (1998) usually considered offensive or contemptuous. [ Slang or Colloq. ] “Almost any young Yid who goes out from among her people.” John Corbin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Yiddish | n. [ G. jüdisch, prop., Jewish, fr. Jude Jew. See Jew, Jewish. ] A language used by German and other Jews, being a Middle German dialect developed under Hebrew and Slavic influence. It is written in Hebrew characters. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Yiddisher | n. [ See Yiddish. ] A Yid. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| yiddish | (n) a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script |