shidduch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שידוך (shídekh), deriving from Hebrew שִׁידּוּךְ (shidúkh, “matchmaking”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪdəx/

Noun

shidduch (plural shidduchs or shidduchim)

1. (Judaism) A system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other.
2. A pairing under this system.
   • 2002 May 15, Harry Weiss, “60 ways to be a frummie”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎^[1] (Usenet):

     When you're engaged, you have a chiyuv to set up your friends too. You might not have anybody in mind for your friends before you're engaged, but once you are, you obtain a special power that makes it possible to sense a good shidduch when you see one.