mishpocha

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/mɪʃˈpɒkə//mɪʃˈpɒxə//mɪʃˈpʊkə//mɪʃˈpʊxə/

noun

An (extended) family or clan.

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mishpachah
OriginYiddish משפּחה ← Hebrew מִשְׁפָּחָה →
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Meanings

nounmishpocha (plural mishpochas)

plural mishpochas · alternative mishpachah · alternative mishpoche · alternative mishpocheh · alternative mishpucha · alternative mishpuche · alternative mishpucheh

  1. JewishAn (extended) family or clan.

    A very poor and distant relation, for when he was sent over to meet his Manchester mishpocheh it was in the capacity of driver for one of the junior directors.

    2006, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage, published 2007, page 176

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends)

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mishpachah
Broader
kinkin groupkinship group

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hebrewמִשְׁפָּחָה“family”
  2. Yiddishמשפּחה
  3. Englishmishpocha

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

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APA

mishpocha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishpocha

MLA

“mishpocha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishpocha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mishpocha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishpocha.

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