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godchild

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god·child  (gdchld)
n.
A person for whom another serves as sponsor at baptism.
godchild
Noun
pl -children a person who is sponsored by godparents at baptism
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Noun1.godchild - an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
goddaughter - a female godchild
godson - a male godchild
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godchild [ˈgɔdtʃaɪld] n → ahijado/a
godchild [ˈgɔdtʃaɪld] god n → filleul(e)
godchild [ˈgɔdtʃaɪld] god n → Patenkind nt
godchild [ˈgɔdtʃaɪld] n → figlioccio/a
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It is not worse than Breadthief, as your godchild is called.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
He decided to will and bequeath his little property of savings to his godchild, and the point arose how could it be so 'tied up' as that only she should have the benefit of it?
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
Dislike of the red-tied youth, born of his predatory opinions and evident intimacy with the pretty godchild, led Fischer to say, in his most sarcastic, magisterial manner: "No doubt you have found something much lower than sitting on a top hat.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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