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mishpocha

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /mɪʃˈpɒkə/
  • /mɪʃˈpɒxə/
  • /mɪʃˈpʊkə/
  • /mɪʃˈpʊxə/
  • /mɪʃˈpuːkə/
  • /mɪʃˈpuːxə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An (extended) family or clan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Jewish

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she invited the whole mishpocha

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mishpachah

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe

History

Etymology

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