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Webster 1913 Edition

Godson

God′sonˊ

(gŏd′sŭn)

,

Noun.

[AS.

godsunu

.]

A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Godson

GOD'SON

,

Noun.

One for whom another has been sponsor at the font.

Definition 2024

godson

godson

English

Noun

godson ‎(plural godsons)

A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

Translations

Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

Albanian: famull (sq) m
Asturian: afiáu (ast) m
Catalan: fillol (ca) m
Danish: gudsøn
Esperanto: baptofilo
Finnish: kummipoika
French: filleul (fr) m
Friulian: fioç m
Greek: αναδεχτός (el) m ‎(anadechtós), βαφτισιμιός (el) m ‎(vaftisimiós), αναδεξιμιός (el) m ‎(anadeximiós)
Ido: baptofiliulo
Irish: mac baistí m
Italian: figlioccio (it) m
Norman: filieu m

Latvian: krustdēls
Portuguese: afilhado (pt)
Romanian: fin (ro) m
Romansch: figliol m, figlioul m
Russian: крёстный сын m ‎(krjóstnyj syn), кре́стник (ru) m ‎(kréstnik)
Scottish Gaelic: daltan m
Slovak: krstný syn m
Spanish: ahijado (es) m
Swedish: gudson c
Tagalog: anak na lalaki sa binyag
Venetian: fioso m, fioço m, fioç m, fiozho m
Volapük: hispönäb
Welsh: mab bedydd m

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