a Jewish girl who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility, usually 13 years
the ceremony celebrating this event
to confirm (a girl) as a bat mitzvah
See bat mitzvah in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or bat miz·vah(bät mĭtsˈvə) or bas mitz·vah or bas miz·vah(bäs)
noun
In Conservative and Reform Judaism, a Jewish girl of 12 or 13 years of age, considered an adult and responsible for her moral and religious duties.
The ceremony that initiates and recognizes a girl as a bat mitzvah.
transitive verbbat mitz·vahed or bat miz·vahed or bas mitz·vahed or bas miz·vahed, bat mitz·vah·ing or bat miz·vah·ing or bas mitz·vah·ing or bas miz·vah·ing, bat mitz·vahs or bat miz·vahs or bas mitz·vahs or bas miz·vahs