bat mitzvahed

Variant of bat mitzvah

or bat mizvah

  1. a Jewish girl who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility, usually 13 years
  2. the ceremony celebrating this event

Origin: < Heb bat, daughter + mitsva, commandment

to confirm (a girl) as a bat mitzvah
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