Yeshivish glossary term
kvatter
קוואַטער
Meaning
- person participating in carrying the baby into the bris
- bris honor
Alternate spellings
kvater, kavatter
Usage and context
A Yiddish term for a person given the honor of conveying the baby into the bris ceremony; details of the role vary by custom.
- Category
- lifecycle - birth and bris
- Language origin
- Yiddish
Example in Yeshivish
They asked him to be the kvatter at the bris.
Plain-English example
They asked him to help carry the baby into the circumcision ceremony.