Bubbe-meise Definition

noun

(literally) A grandmother's fable. Although very close to the idea of an old wives' tale, bubbe-meise is a shade more serious.

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(literally) Grandmother's tale; An "old wives' tale"; a fairytale.

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Noun

Singular:
bubbe-meise
Plural:
bubbe-meises

Origin of Bubbe-meise

  • From Yiddish באבע מעשה. Compares also to Slavic баба (grandmother). The roots of this expression lie in the Medieval Anglo-Norman chivalric romance, Sir Bevis of Hampton. When rewritten in Yiddish for Jewish audience by Elia Levita, and printed in 1541, it came to be known as Bove meise or Bovo-Bukh.

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  • Yiddish

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