godchild

noun

god·child ˈgäd-ˌchī(-ə)ld

also ˈgȯd-

: a person for whom another person becomes sponsor at baptism

Examples of godchild in a Sentence

My niece is also my godchild.

Recent Examples on the Web This weekend, my friend, Biscuit, told me of a conversation my godchildren carried on in their kitchen. —

Lisa Baker Gibbs, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2023 Tantan ramen from Japonica Asking me to choose a favorite bowl of ramen in Los Angeles is like telling me to pick a favorite godchild. —

Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023 To my godchildren, to my sisters, all of them, to my brothers—oh god, to my family! —

Town & Country, 12 Mar. 2023 And to my godchildren, to my sisters, all of them, to my brothers, to—oh, God, to my family. —

Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 12 Mar. 2023 And to my godchildren, to my sisters, all of them. —

Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023 Beckham scored big hugs from his godchildren after Inter Miami CF, of which Beckham serves as president and co-owner, earned their first win of the season. —

Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023 Personalize it, and gift as a memento that will remind them of their treasured relationship with their godchild. —

Annie O'Sullivan, Woman's Day, 1 Dec. 2022 Margaret Preston took over the shop until 1998, when Cortese’s godchild took it over. —

Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

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