rebbetzin

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yiddish רביצין (rebetsin), from Hebrew רב (rebbe, master) plus Slavic *-itsa (feminine suffix) plus Yiddish ־ין (-in, feminine suffix).

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Noun

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rebbetzin (plural rebbetzins)

  1. (Judaism) The wife of a rabbi.
  2. (Judaism) Mrs