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Meanings of godchild in English

Spanish
ahijado
Catalan
fillol
f. goddaughter

Child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

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ahijado
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Examples for "godson"
Examples for "godson"
1
The judge said he had concerns about counselling the godson had undergone.
The Irish Times
2
Young English actor Tom Sturridge does well as Carl, the owner's godson.
Reuters
3
For a moment he reflected on how much he loved this godson.
The Godfather
4
Above all, we will not make the slightest reference to his godson.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
5
When my godson grows up, he wants to be a bumble bee.
The Irish Times
Usage of godchild in English
1
To be godchild of the Pope was no longer possible in England.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
2
Letter has just come, and I am demented about my new godchild!
A Confederate Girl's Diary
3
There was in his manner none of his usual tenderness to his godchild.
The Squirrel-Cage
4
Does not my godchild seem to be developing new characteristics, Stephen?
His Hour
5
Oh, say yes, and I will give thee a duchy for my godchild.
Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Rei...
6
Not long after the good fairy brought two children to her godchild, the Princess.
Arms and the Woman
7
I wonder what Lady Eleanor will say to it, stealing her godchild from her.
A Child of the Glens; or, Elsie's Fortunes
8
I want Alfred to give my godchild, Cicely Horner,[Footnote: The present Hon.
Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One
9
You must promise not to quarrel any more with my godchild if we do.
His Hour
10
She was Guidabaldine Landresse de Landresse, she is my godchild.
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 6
11
Dear Monsieur James, I comprehend that you want I continue be your dear godchild.
Deer Godchild
12
You underestimate the simple things, my godchild. Her eyes glittered.
Proven guilty
13
We will send you our address, and you shall hear of your little godchild-
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
14
Blanche Farrow's brows knit themselves as she thought of her niece, namesake, and godchild.
From out the Vasty Deep
15
But I guess if you want to be his godchild I wont stand between you.
Deer Godchild
16
You are the King's godchild too, so he will expect it the more from you.
A Reputed Changeling; Or, Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago
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