Godchild

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  • noun. A person for whom another serves as sponsor at baptism.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In the liturgical churches, one for whom a person becomes sponsor (godfather or godmother) at baptism; a godson or goddaughter.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See godfather.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.
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  • noun. an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
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