קוואַטער

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gevater(e) (godfather).

Noun

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קוואַטער (kvaterm, plural קוואַטערס (kvaters), feminine קוואַטערין (kvaterin)

  1. person who traditionally carries the baby into the room for the bris