בן־בית

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בֶּן בַּיִת (ben báyit, literally “son of the house”).

Noun

בן־בית • (ben-bayes) m, plural בני־בית (bney-bayes)

1. family member, member of the household
2. familiar, frequent visitor
3. (in the plural) family

   Synonym: משפּחה (mishpokhe)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “בן־בית” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בן־בית”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN