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Webster 1913 Edition

Godchild

God′childˊ

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Noun.

One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See

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Webster 1828 Edition

Godchild

GOD'CHILD

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Noun.

[god and child.] One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and promises to see educated as a christian.

Definition 2024

godchild

godchild

See also: god-child

English

Noun

godchild ‎(plural godchildren)

A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.
Mary stood as godmother for little Arny, her godchild.

Synonyms

godkid

Translations

a child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent

Albanian: famull (sq) m, fijan m
Armenian: սան (hy) ‎(san), սանիկ ‎(sanik)
Bulgarian: кръщелник m ‎(krǎštelnik)
Danish: gudbarn n
Esperanto: baptogefilo
Estonian: ristilaps
Finnish: kummilapsi (fi)
Georgian: ნათლული ‎(natluli)
German: Patenkind (de) n
Greek: αναδεχτός (el) m ‎(anadechtós), αναδεξιμιός (el) m ‎(anadeximiós), βαφτισιμιός (el) m ‎(vaftisimiós)
Ido: baptofilio (io)
Latvian: krustbērns (lv)

Macedonian: крштеник m ‎(k'rštenik), кумче n ‎(kúmče)
Portuguese: afilhado (pt) m, afilhada (pt) f
Romansch: figliol, figlioul
Russian: кре́стник (ru) m ‎(kréstnik), кре́стница (ru) f ‎(kréstnica)
Serbo-Croatian: kumče (sh) n
Slovak: krstňa n
Spanish: ahijado (es) m, ahijada (es) f
Swedish: gudbarn n
Volapük: (♂♀) spönäb (vo), (♂) hispönäb, (♀) jispönäb, (♂♀) spönacil, (♂) spönahicil, (♀) spönajicil

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