bat mitzvah

== English == === Alternative forms === bat-mitzvah, (via Yiddish) bas mitzvah, (via Yiddish) bath mitzvah, (misspelling) batmitzvah === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew בַּת מִצְוָה (bát mitsvá, “bat mitzvah, someone who has come of age”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑt ˈmɪtsvə/ === Noun === bat mitzvah (plural bat mitzvahs or b'not mitzvah) (Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl. Synonym: sweet thirteen (Judaism) A girl who has come of age. ==== Related terms ==== bar mitzvah ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bat mitzvah (third-person singular simple present bat mitzvahs, present participle bat mitzvahing, simple past and past participle bat mitzvahed) (transitive) To initiate (someone) in a bat mitzvah ceremony. ==== Translations ====