shidduch

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/ˈʃɪdəx/

noun

A system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other.

OriginYiddish שידוך ← Hebrew שִׁדּוּךְ →
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Meanings

nounshidduch (plural shidduchs or shidduchim)

plural shidduchs · plural shidduchim

  1. JudaismA system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other.
  2. A pairing under this system.

    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.

    2002 May 15, Harry Weiss, “60 ways to be a frummie”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
verbshidduch (third-person singular simple present shidduches, present participle shidduching, simple past and past participle shidduched)

present singular third person shidduches · participle present shidduching · participle past shidduched · past shidduched

  1. JudaismintransitivetransitiveTo arrange a match via shidduch.

Origin

  1. Hebrewשִׁדּוּךְ“matchmaking”
  2. Yiddishשידוך
  3. Englishshidduch

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

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APA

shidduch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shidduch

MLA

“shidduch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shidduch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shidduch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shidduch.

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