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Yiddish
Etymology
Most likely from Russian мизи́нец (mizínec), with the -ец (-ec) ending changed for ־ניק (-nik). Semantically, likely inherited from Old East Slavic мѣзиньць (mězinĭcĭ, “youngest son”) as opposed to the modern meaning of мизи́нец (mizínec).
Pronunciation
Noun
מיזיניק • (mizinik) m, plural מיזיניקעס (mizinikes), feminine מיזינקע (mizinke)
- youngest son (or child of any gender) of the family
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