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If your kids and their friends are younger, any Bluey toy will do the trick, and my 3-year-old goddaughter also loved this Melissa & Doug sticker game.—Hildara Araya, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026 Councilwoman Maria Valle said her goddaughter had been struck at an intersection on East Main Street.—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026 Parton played the on-screen godmother to her real-life goddaughter Miley Cyrus in Disney Channel's Hannah Montana.—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026 The new take on the hit features Parton dueting with Lainey Wilson, her goddaughter Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah, and Reba McEntire.—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goddaughter
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of goddaughter was
before the 12th century