Punim

//ˈpʊn.ɪm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The face (front part of the head).

    "I can’t help it that I’m so beautiful they stop Mother when she is wheeling me in my carriage so as to get a good look at my gorgeous punim—"

Example

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"I can’t help it that I’m so beautiful they stop Mother when she is wheeling me in my carriage so as to get a good look at my gorgeous punim—"

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פּנים (ponem), from Hebrew פָּנִים (paním, “face”).

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