godchild
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god·child
(gŏd′chīld′)n.
A person for whom another serves as sponsor at baptism.
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godchild
(ˈɡɒdˌtʃaɪld)n, pl -children (-ˌtʃɪldrən)
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a person, usually an infant, who is sponsored by adults at baptism
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god•child
(ˈgɒdˌtʃaɪld)n., pl. -chil•dren.
a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor.
[1175–1225]
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| Noun | 1. | 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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Translations
kmotřeneckmotřenka
gudbarn
kummilapsi
kumče
keresztgyermek
guîsonur, guîdóttir
名付け子
대자녀
krstné dieťa
gudbarn
ลูกของพ่อแม่อุปถัมภ์
vaftiz çocuğuvaftiz oğlu/kızı
con đỡ đầu
godchild
[ˈgɒdtʃaɪld] N (godchildren (pl)) → ahijado/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
godchild
[ˈgɒdˌtʃaɪld] n (-children (pl)) → figlioccio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
God
(god) noun1. (with capital) the creator and ruler of the world (in the Christian, Jewish etc religions).
2. (feminine ˈgoddess) a supernatural being who is worshipped. the gods of Greece and Rome.
ˈgodly adjective religious. a godly man/life.
ˈgodliness nounˈgodchild, ˈgoddaughter, ˈgodson nouns
a child who has a godparent or godparents.
ˈgodfather, ˈgodmother, ˈgodparent nouns a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare.
ˈgodsend noun a very welcome piece of unexpected good luck. Your cheque was an absolute godsend.
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godchild
→ رَبِيب kmotřenec gudbarn Patenkind βαφτιστήρι ahijado kummilapsi filleul kumče figlioccio 名付け子 대자녀 petekind gudbarn chrześniak afilhado крестник gudbarn ลูกของพ่อแม่อุปถัมภ์ vaftiz çocuğu con đỡ đầu 教子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
godchild
n. ahijado-a.
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