bar mitzvah
noun /ˌbɑː ˈmɪtsvə/
/ˌbɑːr ˈmɪtsvə/
- a ceremony and celebration for a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13, at which he accepts the religious responsibilities of an adultTopics Religion and festivalsc2
- the boy who is celebrating this occasion compare bat mitzvah
Word Originfrom Hebrew bar miṣwāh, literally ‘son of the commandment’.