Jew

[plural Jews] An adherent of Judaism. A person born of a Jewish mother; A person of Jewish ethnicity regardless of professed religious beliefs (See secular Jew).The question of "who is a Jew" is the subject of much discussion in the Jewish community. Which definition is appropriate is highly dependent on context. Synonyms Jewess (female - archaic kike (derogatory) Related terms Chassidic Jew or Hasidic Jew, Jew by choice, Jewess, Jewish, jewry, Judaic, Judaica, Judaism, Judea, Orthodox Jew, secular Jew, Yiddish.