MISHPOCHA Definition & Meaning

mishpocha

[ mish-pookh-uh, -paw-khuh ]

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noun

Yiddish.

an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage; clan:
I see you invited the whole mishpocha.

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Origin of mishpocha¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Yiddish mishpokhe, from Hebrew ��ḥāh “family, clan”

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Soon she was photographing her parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins—the whole mishpocha—finding loopy antics and exaggerated period detail in holiday gatherings and daily ritual.

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