קימפּעט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German chintpetti and similar forms, whence also German Kindbett (“childbirth, bed of childbirth”). Old High German chintpetti consists of chint (“child”) (whence German Kind, Yiddish קינד (kind)) and petti (“bed”) (whence German Bett, Yiddish בעט (bet)).

Noun

קימפּעט • (kimpet) f

1. childbirth, labor, confinement

Derived terms

• קימפּעט־פּאַלאַטע (kimpet-palate, “maternity ward”)
• קימפּעטאָרין (kimpetorin, “woman in childbirth, woman who just had a baby, new mother”)
• קימפּעטקינד (kimpetkind, “newborn infant”)