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

Like being recognized on a hotel rooftop while the family attended a bris, and being asked for selfies.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021

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 Mr. Giuliani, who served as godfather for Mr. Parnas’s newborn son and attended the bris in Boca Raton, Fla.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019

Plur. as, thoir �ithne do 'n t-sluagh, d' eagal gu m bris iad asteach charge the people lest they break in, Exod. xix.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander