godchild

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɒdtʃaɪld/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgɑdˌtʃaɪld/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(god′chīld′)

Inflections of 'godchild' (n): npl: godchildren

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
god•child /ˈgɑdˌtʃaɪld/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -chil•dren. 
  1. a child for whom a godparent serves as a sponsor.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
god•child  (god′chīld′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chil•dren. 
  1. a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor at baptism.
  2. a child for whom a godparent serves as sponsor.
  • 1175–1225; Middle English; see God, child

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
godchild / ˈɡɒdˌtʃaɪld/ ( -children / -ˌtʃɪldrən/)
  1. a person, usually an infant, who is sponsored by adults at baptism
'godchild' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
goddaughter - godson

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