goddaughter
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goddaughter
- /ˈɡɑdˌdɔ.tɚ/ US
- /ˈɡɒdˌdɔːtə(ɹ)/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English goddoghter, goddoȝter, from Old English goddohtor (“goddaughter”), equivalent to god- + daughter. Cognate with Danish guddatter (“goddaughter”), Swedish guddotter (“goddaughter”), Icelandic guðdóttir (“goddaughter”).
noun goddaughters
- A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Translations
Every language
noun female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
| Español | ahijada |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 教女 |
| Português | afilhada |
| Français | filleule |
| Deutsch | Patentochter |
| Italiano | figlioccia |
| Ελληνικά | βαφτισιμιά vaftisimiá, αναδεκτή anadektí, αναδεξιμιά anadeximiá |
| Română | fină |
| Русский | крёстная дочь krjóstnaja dočʹ, кре́стница kréstnica |
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title = {goddaughter},
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