godchild

noun god·child \ˈgäd-ˌchīld also ˈgȯd-\

: a child that you promise to help teach and guide in religious matters when you become the child's godparent in a Christian baptism ceremony

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: a person for whom another person becomes sponsor at baptism

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13th century

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noun god·child \ˈgäd-ˌchīld\

plural god·chil·dren \-ˌchil-drən\

: a person for whom another person acts as a sponsor at baptism

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