Haimish Definition

hāmizh, hīmizh
adjective
Having qualities associated with the home; simple, warm, relaxed, cozy, unpretentious, etc.
Webster's New World
Warm and comfortable; homey; folksy.
American Heritage

Origin of Haimish

  • Yiddish heymish from Middle High German heimisch from Old High German heimisc from heim home tkei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Yiddish היימיש (heimish) (compare German heimisch)

    From Wiktionary

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