bris

British  

/ ˈbrɪt, ˈbrɪs /

noun

1. Judaism ritual circumcision of male babies, usually at eight days old, regarded as the formal entry of the child to the Jewish community

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Etymology

Origin of bris

from Hebrew, literally: covenant

Example Sentences

As a child in New Orleans, Mr. Lemann never attended a bar mitzvah or bris; he heard neither Yiddish nor Hebrew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Week 1404, we give the answer, you give the question A. A Mazel Tov Cocktail: Q. What’s a euphemism for the drop-of-wine anesthetic at a bris?

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021

But it managed to pay $500,000 to Giuliani, who served as godfather for Parnas’ newborn son and attended the bris in Boca Raton, Florida.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2019

They announced the name at the bris, and everyone kept asking if it was a family name, as we already have a Nola.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2018

On retourna donc au bris, dont on ne put rien tirer, les lames aiant emporte les bordages, les ecoutilles, et fracasse tout le vaisseau, tant la mer brise fort en ces parages.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 by King, Phillip Parker