godchild

See also:god-child

English

Etymology

Fromgod-+‎child.

Pronunciation

• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˈɡɑdˌt͡ʃaɪld/
• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈɡɒdˌt͡ʃaɪld/

• Audio(Southern England):

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Noun

godchild(pluralgodchildren)

1. Achildwhosebaptismis sponsored by agodparent.In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with thegodchildbeing treated much like a niece or nephew.

   Mary stood asgodmotherfor little Emily, hergodchild.

Synonyms

• godkid

Related terms

• goddaughter
• godfather
• godmother
• godparent
• godson
• godbrother
• godsister

Translations

a child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent

• Albanian:famull(sq)m,fijanm
• Armenian:սան(hy)(san),սանիկ(sanik)
• Bikol Central:pinangaki
• Bulgarian:кръщелникm(krǎštelnik)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Giáo tử(zh)

• Danish:gudbarnn
• Dutch:petekind(nl)n
• Esperanto:baptogefilo
• Estonian:ristilaps
• Finnish:kummilapsi(fi)
• Galician:afillado(gl)m,afilladaf
• Georgian:ნათლული(natluli)
• German:Patenkind(de)n
• Greek:βαφτισιμιός(el)m(vaftisimiós),αναδεκτός(el)m(anadektós),αναδεξιμιός(el)m(anadeximiós)
• Hungarian:keresztgyerek(hu),keresztgyermek(hu)
• Ido:baptofilio(io)
• Ingrian:ristilaps
• Latvian:krustbērns(lv)
• Macedonian:крштеникm(krštenik),кумчеn(kumče)
• 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:krstňan
• Spanish:ahijado(es)m,ahijada(es)f
• Swedish:gudbarn(sv)n
• Tagalog:inaanak
• Volapük:spönäb(vo)morf,hispönäbm,jispönäbf;spönacilmorf,spönahicilm,spönajicilf

Further reading

• Godparenton Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dog-child