/ Dictionary / Index Y Yiddish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Yid•dish Pronunciation: (yid'ish), [key] — n. a High German language with an admixture of vocabulary from Hebrew and the Slavic languages, written in Hebrew letters, and spoken mainly by Jews in eastern and central Europe and by Jewish emigrants from these regions and their descendants. —adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Yiddish. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: yiddish (Thesaurus) yid Yiddishism Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language