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godchild

[ god-chahyld ]

noun

, plural god·chil·dren.
  1. a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor at baptism.
  2. a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor.


godchild

/ ˈɡɒdˌtʃaɪld /

noun

  1. a person, usually an infant, who is sponsored by adults at baptism


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Word History and Origins

Origin of godchild1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; god, child

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Example Sentences

Ito, another Leary godchild, told of flying in when he heard his dear friend was about to die.

This is a case in which the old town at home remained, of course, much more important than its godchild.

If you are chosen godfather, you are expected to send a silver mug to your godchild.

Letter has just come, and I am demented about my new godchild!

Phineas Finn had been, as it were, adopted by her as her own political offspring,—or at any rate as her political godchild.

There were two babies now; and she and Anton had a godchild apiece.

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