Zeyde is the historical Yiddish word for grandfather, while Bubbe means grandmother. Though it is a term that may be diminishing in popularity, it rose in prominence in the 2020 election, as Bernie Sanders became known as Zeyde or Zayde Bernie. This was perhaps the largest injection of Yiddish into the political and mainstream world since Joe Lieberman used the word chutzpah on the campaign trail with Al Gore.
