different between elderly vs zayde

English

Etymology

elder +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??ld?li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??ld?li/
• Hyphenation: eld?er?ly

Adjective

elderly

1. old; having lived for relatively many years.

   Synonyms: elder, old; see also Thesaurus:elderly

2. Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.

   Synonyms: dated, outworn, decrepit, timeworn; see also Thesaurus:obsolete, Thesaurus:deteriorated

Translations

Noun

elderly (plural elderlies)

1. An elderly person.
2. (with article, collective) Older people as a whole.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• zeidy, zaydeh, zeidi

Etymology

From Yiddish ?????? (zeyde, “grandfather”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?di, -e?d?

Noun

zayde (plural zaydes)

1. (Jewish) grandfather
   • 1974, Fran Ross, Oreo ?ISBN page 207:

     Perhaps, in these circumstances, he would greet his granddaughter as a zayde should, with love and affection.

2. (Jewish) elderly man (as a term of respect)
   • 3 November 1975, John Simon, review of Lies My Father Told Me, New York Magazine page 74:

     The zayde is, as the hoary formula demands, gruff on the outside but wonderful to his horse and David...

   • 1997, Susan Berrin, A Heart of Wisdom ?ISBN page 200:

     To many people, the phrase "Jewish elderly" still conjures up images of bearded zaydes with yarmulkes...

References

• OED 2006

Anagrams

• Zayed