Etymology

mishpocha

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Today it means: An (extended) family or clan. Full definition →

Yiddish משפּחה ← Hebrew מִשְׁפָּחָה
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמִשְׁפָּחָה“family”
  2. Yiddish · derived fromמשפּחה
  3. English todaymishpocha

From Yiddish משפּחה (mishpokhe), from Hebrew מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpakhá, “family”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.