Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yenta

2 senses of yenta

Sense 1
yenta -- ((Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant)
       => shrew, termagant -- (a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman)

Sense 2
yenta -- ((Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal)
       => gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger -- (a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others)