קימפּעטאָרין

Yiddish

FWOTD – 3 June 2016

Etymology

From קימפּעט (kimpet, “labour, childbirth”) +‎ ־אָר (-or) +‎ ־ין (-in).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪmpɛtɔʁn̩/

Noun

קימפּעטאָרין • (kimpetorin) f, plural קימפּעטאָרינס (kimpetorins)

1. woman in childbirth, woman who has just given birth, new mother

Synonyms

• האָבערין (hoberin)

References

• Uriel Weinreich, Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary (1968)
• Tyščenko, Dmytro (2014) Jidyš-ukrajinsʹkyj slovnyk [Yiddish–Ukrainian Dictionary], Kiev: Art Ekonomi, page 816b