shidduch

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Yiddish שידוך (shídekh), deriving from Hebrew שִׁדּוּךְ (shidúkh, “matchmaking”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɪdəx/ === Noun === shidduch (plural shidduchs or shidduchim) (Judaism) A system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other. A pairing under this system. === Verb === shidduch (third-person singular simple present shidduches, present participle shidduching, simple past and past participle shidduched) (Judaism, transitive, intransitive) To arrange a match via shidduch. === Derived terms === shidduched (adjective) === Related terms === shadchan