1. Pride and joy, especially that felt by a parent in the achievements or good qualities of a child.
Usage: Yiddish origin; informal; often used in Jewish-American English

Examples

• The grandparents beamed with nachas when their grandson graduated from medical school.
• She felt such nachas watching her daughter perform in the school play.
• His parents' nachas was evident as they showed everyone his college acceptance letter.
• The coach took nachas in seeing his players work hard and improve throughout the season.
• Grandma expressed her nachas by telling all her friends about her granddaughter's promotion.