Baby Bar

American  

[bey-bee bahr] / ˈbeɪ bi ˈbɑr /

Or baby bar

noun

Informal.

1. in California, a one-day examination focusing on contract, criminal, and tort law that is administered to certain students at the end of their first year of studies in law, depending on where they are studying and what previous studies they have completed: formally called the First-Year Law Students’ Examination.

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Etymology

Origin of Baby Bar

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

She passed the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam, commonly known as the “baby bar,” in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times

“I know my dad would be so proud and he would actually be so shocked to know that this is my path now but he would have been my best study partner,” Kardashian wrote on social media after passing the 2021 “baby bar” exam.

From Los Angeles Times

She passed the so-called baby bar exam in December 2021 after her fourth swing at the test.

From Los Angeles Times

Kardashian has even gone to law school and passed the First-Year Law Students' Examination, sometimes referred to as the "baby bar."

From Salon

Pop culture lovers will get a kick out of the pocket-size Baby Bar.

From Seattle Times