Meaning & use
Shidduch
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A match or arranged introduction between two people for the purpose of marriage, within Jewish tradition.
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A matchmaker proposed the shidduch after meeting both families separately.
They were nervous but hopeful before their first shidduch date.
A note on using this word
From Hebrew and Yiddish, plural "shidduchim"; the practice remains especially common in Orthodox Jewish communities.
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matchmatchmaking arrangement
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