Definitions

• n. A sweet, good person.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• זיס zis 'sweet,' with adjectival ending ע- -e (feminine or plural) or ער- -er (masculine)
  

Who Uses This

• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Dictionaries

• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

Alternative Spellings

ziser, zeesy, zeeseh, zeese