Mishpocha (Noun)
Meaning
(Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The holiday dinner was a chaotic gathering of the entire mishpocha.
- She invited the whole mishpocha to the wedding, and the church was packed.
- After the funeral, the mourner's family gathered at the synagogue with all their mishpocha for a traditional meal of comfort.
- Their family's mishpocha was so large that they had to rent a banquet hall for the reunion.
- As soon as Grandma walked into the room, she was swarmed by her loud and boisterous mishpocha.