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godson

noun
/ˈɡɑdˌsʌn/US/ˈɡɒdˌsʌn/UK

Etymology

From Middle English godsone, gossone, from Old English godsunu (“godson”), equivalent to god- + son. Cognate with Danish gudsøn (“godson”), Swedish gudson (“godson”), Icelandic guðsonur (“godson”).

  1. inherited from godsunu — “godson”
  2. inherited from godsone

Definitions

  1. A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA