English Explanatory Dictionary

bat mitzvah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl.
  2. A girl who has come of age.
verb
  1. To initiate (someone) in a bat mitzvah ceremony.

Pronunciation

/bɑt ˈmɪtsvə/ en-us-bat mitzvah.ogg

Word forms

bat mitzvah bat mitzvahs b'not mitzvah bat-mitzvah bas mitzvah bath mitzvah batmitzvah bat mitzvahing bat mitzvahed

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בַּת מִצְוָה (bát mitsvá, “bat mitzvah, someone who has come of age”).

Synonyms

sweet thirteen

Related words

bar mitzvah
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