banot
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Definitions

  • n. Girls.

  • n. Orthodox girls' youth groups held on Shabbat afternoons.

Example Sentences

  • "In particular, he said, the binary gender culture of Camp Ramah, where activities are separate for boys (“banim”) or girls (“banot”), is coming under fire" (source).

  • "Faigel and I attended B'nos (the Shabbos afternoon shiur for girls, started by Sarah Schenirer) for two years." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew
  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • בנות banot 'girls, daughters'

      • Who Uses This

      • Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

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      Alternative Spellings

      bannoys, bonnoys, banoys, bonoys, bonnos, bannos, bannot, bonos, banos, b'nos, bnos

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed, in part, from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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