Etymology

bat mitzvah

Today it means: A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl. Full definition →

Hebrew בַּת מִצְוָה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromבַּת מִצְוָה“bat mitzvah, someone who has come of age”
  2. English todaybat mitzvah

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

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