godchild
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- noun
- /ˈɡɑːdˌtʃaɪld/
- Baptismal kinship structured a network of special friends for the godchild, the parents, and the coparents.
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Watch on YouTubeI have many godchildren now, nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
- I have many godchildren now, nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
- Which is, you know, the children in my life, whether they be my own or, you know, my godchildren or whomever, right?
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I have many godchildren now, nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
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Following the religious ceremony, the priest or sacristan fills out small forms with the basic information (that is, names of parents, godparents, godchild, date, name of priest).
Academic text (1998) -
Do you really want to lose your godchild?
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My godchild is trying to snooze.
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My godchild has epilepsy and took medication throughout her entire pregnancy.
Blog text (28) -
Alecto is the Pope's favorite godchild and pupil.
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Jerry was Dr. Hennessey's namesake and godchild.
Fiction book (1993) -
It is usual for a godchild of Queen Victoria to take her name either Victoria or Alexandra.
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In another of his stories, Boccaccio sketched a godfather's duty to his godchild: holding him publicly at baptism, giving him his name, and teaching him about Christianity.
Academic text (1995) -
At the baptism, I promised to watch over my little godchild as their godparent.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Godchild is simply god + child, naming a child whom an adult agreed to care for at a baptism or religious ceremony, and the same idea appears in godparent. So, a godchild today is a child who has a special bond with and care from their godparent.