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mishpocha

[ mish-pookh-uh, -paw-khuh ]

noun

, Yiddish.
  1. an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage; clan:

    I see you invited the whole mishpocha.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of mishpocha1

First recorded in 1855–60; from Yiddish mishpokhe, from Hebrew mishpāḥāh “family, clan”

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