טאַטע־מאַמע
די
'parents'

ETYMOLOGY

Max Weinreich suggests that pairings of this type (like זיידע־באָבע and חתן־כּלה) may go back to the pattern found in OHG sunufatarungo 'son and father'.

CENTRAL

tatɛ-mamɛ zɛn-ɔːx varʃ'ɛvɛ טאַטע־מאַמע זענען אויך וואַרשעווער {Warsaw, Geller 2001: 201}