mishpachah

noun

mish·​pa·​chah

mə̇shˈpäḵə,

-pȯḵə

variants or mishpocha

-pȯḵə

plural -s

: a Jewish family or social unit including close and distant relatives

invited the whole mishpachah

Word History

Etymology

mishpachah from Hebrew mishpāḥāh family, clan; mishpocha from Yiddish mishpokhe, from Hebrew mishpāḥāh

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