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[ god-chahyld ] / ˈgɒdˌtʃaɪld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR godchild ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural god·chil·dren.a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor at baptism. a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor. Origin of godchildMiddle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at god, child Words nearby godchildGodavari, God-awful, “God Bless America”, God-botherer, Godcast, godchild, goddamn, goddamned, goddamnit, Goddard, Goddard, Robert H. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for godchildIto, another Leary godchild, told of flying in when he heard his dear friend was about to die. Acid Trips and Frozen Heads at San Francisco’s Trippiest Party|Kate Coleman|February 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST If he came to see his family, or because he hungered for his godchild, or because—but we are hurrying the situation. The Translation of a Savage, Complete|Gilbert Parker The old man took the greatest delights in accustoming his godchild to her future station in the world. This is a case in which the old town at home remained, of course, much more important than its godchild. Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
I hope you always kiss my godchild for me: pray do, and I will repay you ten times when we meet, which I hope will be very soon. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873|Various This I agree to, if you insist upon it; though why I shouldn't help my godchild I cannot quite understand. Polly Oliver's Problem|Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
British Dictionary definitions for godchild
noun plural -children (-ˌtʃɪldrən)a person, usually an infant, who is sponsored by adults at baptism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to godchildcare, keeping, safekeeping, protection, dependent, orphan, pensioner, charge, client, pupil, child, trust, minor, guardianship, protégé, foster child, protégée |