Definitions for: Yiddish

[n] a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken as a vernacular by European Jews

Webster (1913) Definition: Yid"dish, n. [G. j["u]disch, prop., Jewish, fr. Jude
Jew. See Jew, Jewish.]
A language used by German and other Jews, being a Middle
German dialect developed under Hebrew and Slavic influence.
It is written in Hebrew characters.

See Also: German, German language, High German