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rebbitzin|ˈrɛbɪtsɪn|
Also rebbetzin, rebbitzen and with capital initial.
[Yiddish, fem. of rebbe.]
The wife of a rabbi.
1892I. Zangwill Childr. Ghetto I. iv. 110 ‘His third wife was Kitty Green..,’ persisted the Rebbitzin. 1926S. Ash Kiddush Ha-Shem ii. ii. 109 She was standing in the next room together with her mother, the rebbetzin. 1965J. A. Michener Source (1966) 670 For the next ten years Leah, the young rebbetzin of Eliezer bar Zadok, knew only the Judenstrasse. 1966H. Kemelman Saturday Rabbi went Hungry (1967) xxxvii. 236, I just called the hospital and they told me the rebbitzen had a boy. 1972― Monday Rabbi took Off v. 43 Believe me, the rebbitzin is real class, a Wellesley graduate. 1978I. B. Singer Shosha xii. 212 Mother's old-fashioned clothes brought a condescending expression from the rebbitzen. |