I. bät-ˈmits-və noun
also bas mitz·vah bäs-
Usage: often capitalized B&M
Etymology: Hebrew bath mişwāh, literally, daughter of the (divine) law
Date: 1938
1. : a Jewish girl who at 12 or more years of age assumes religious responsibilities
2. : the initiatory ceremony recognizing a girl as a bat mitzvah
II. transitive verb
also bas mitzvah
( bat mitz·vahed also bas mitz·vahed ; bat mitz·vah·ing also bas mitz·vah·ing )
Date: 1976
: to administer the ceremony of bat mitzvah to