GODCHILD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: godchildren   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("godchild" is a kind of...):

babe; baby; infant (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "godchild"):

goddaughter (a female godchild)

godson (a male godchild)

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