Grandfather vs Zayde - What's the difference?
grandfather | zayde |
To retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.
grandfather
* 1974 , Fran Ross, Oreo ISBN 9780914870005 page 207:
elderly man (as a term of respect)
* 3 November 1975 , John Simon, review of Lies My Father Told Me'', ''New York Magazine page 74:
* 1997 , Susan Berrin, A Heart of Wisdom ISBN 9781879045736 page 200:
As nouns the difference between grandfather and zayde
is that grandfather is a father of someone’s parent while zayde is grandfather.As a verb grandfather
is to retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.grandfather
English
Etymology 1
(wikipedia grandfather)Synonyms
* granddad, grandad, grandaddy * grandsire * grandpa, granpa, grandpappy, granpappy, gramps * eldfather/elderfather * popsAntonyms
* (with regard to gender) grandmother * (with regard to ancestry) grandson, granddaughter, grandchildHyponyms
* paternal grandfather * maternal grandfatherHypernyms
* grandparentDerived terms
* grandfather clock * grandfather clause * great grandfather, great-grandfatherEtymology 2
From (m). See etymology 1 and (m).Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
* (l) 1000 English basic wordszayde
English
Alternative forms
* zeidy, zaydeh, zeidiNoun
(en noun)- Perhaps, in these circumstances, he would greet his granddaughter as a zayde should, with love and affection.
- The zayde is, as the hoary formula demands, gruff on the outside but wonderful to his horse and David...
- To many people, the phrase "Jewish elderly" still conjures up images of bearded zaydes'' with ''yarmulkes ...
