shidduch

/ Yiddish (ˈʃɪdəx) /

noun plural shidduchim (ʃɪˈduːxɪm) Judaism

  1. an arranged marriage
  2. the arrangement of a marriage
any negotiated agreement

Word Origin for shidduch

from Hebrew: see shadchan

Example sentences from the Web for shidduch

  • Why, I can find you a Shidduch (marriage) that will keep you in clover the rest of your life.'

    Ghetto Comedies |Israel Zangwill
  • I didn't even got the opportunity to tell him who the Shidduch was.

    Elkan Lubliner, American |Montague Glass