name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Rothschild
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɒθs.t͡ʃaɪld/
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/ˈɹəʊ̯t.ʃɪld/
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CMU ARPABET: R AO1 TH S CH AY2 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A very rich person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: banker
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Rothschild (literally “red shield”) with a spelling pronunciation (as though equivalent to English Roth's child).
From the Rothschild family.
Real reading context