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: an organization that promotes the religious, intellectual, social, and physical welfare of Jewish young women

Word History

Etymology

Young Women's Hebrew Association

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of YWHA was in 1918

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“YWHA.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/YWHA. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

: an international organization that promotes the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare originally of young Jewish women
Etymology

Young Women's Hebrew Association

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