noun
Meaning 1
A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sweet thirteen
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bat mitzvah
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
A girl who has come of age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To initiate (someone) in a bat mitzvah ceremony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bath mitzvah, bas mitzvah
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: initiation, induction, installation
verb
Meaning 5
confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: covenant
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew בַּת מִצְוָה (bát mitsvá, “bat mitzvah, someone who has come of age”).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: batmicvo — Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl
- Finnish: bat mitsva — Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl
- German: Bat-Mizwa — Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl
- Hebrew: בַּת מִצְוָה (bát mitsvá) — Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl
- Polish: bat micwa — Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl
- Russian: бат ми́цва (bat mícva) — Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl
- Russian: бат-мицва (bat-micva) — Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl
- Yiddish: בת־מיצווה (bas-mitsve) — Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl
- Finnish: bat mitsva — girl who has come of age
- Finnish: tulla bat mitsvaksi — initiate someone in a bat mitzvah ceremony