Dictionary:

kvetch

  (kvĕch) Slang.

To complain persistently and whiningly.

1. A chronic, whining complainer.
2. A nagging complaint: “a rambling kvetch against the system” (Leonard Ross).

[Yiddish kvetshn, to squeeze, complain, from Middle High German quetzen, quetschen, to squeeze.]

The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  Synonyms: complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch

Kvetch is a word of Yiddish origin, literally meaning "to squeeze", but idiomatically meaning, roughly, "to complain."

Kvetch also refers to:

• kvetch of Discworld are a Fantasy Species
• Filo Kvetch was a Soupy Sales character. Howard Stern, a Soupy Sales fan, referred to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's new baby as Shiloh Kvetch on his June 7, 2006 radio show.
• Kvetch is a play by Steven Berkoff.

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