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nounSynonym of bat mitzvah.
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From sweet + thirteen. Coined in analogy to sweet sixteen; an Americanization of the Jewish threshold of adulthood time for girls.
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sweet thirteen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20thirteen
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“sweet thirteen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20thirteen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet thirteen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20thirteen.
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