ben-zkeynim der בן-זקוּנים

a child born in one's old age (idiom)

Used in a sentence

ער איז געווען אַ בן-זקוּנים.
Er iz geven a ben-zkeynim.
He was a child born in his parents' old age.
דער בן-זקוּנים איז דער ליבסטער.
Der ben-zkeynim iz der libster.
The child of one's old age is the most beloved.
זי איז געווען זייער בן-זקוּנים.
Zi iz geven zeyer ben-zkeynim.
She was their child born late in life.

Quick check

Which YIVO form means "a child born in one's old age"?

1. BEN-ZKEYNIM
2. MEZINIK
3. BEN-YOKHID
4. BKHOYER