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Definition of godson
: a male godchild
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Brandes ran for her late nephew and godson, Zack Stogenson, who lost his battle to overcome drug addiction, and for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, whose Elgin treatment center has had to curtail some services for financial reasons.
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In the clip, Marley -- Bob Marley's godson -- performs on a beautiful beach, embodying a pacifist spirit through various actions such as cutting a heart in a chain link fence and planting rifles in the sand with roses placed in the barrels.
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Fanning cried as her godson teetered around with the lion looking on.
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Here's what octopus boy aka my godson, Bill looks like now.
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An 88-year championship drought ended; Guillen’s godson was 16.
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First Known Use of godson
before 12th century
GODSON Defined for English Language Learners
GODSON Defined for Kids
godson
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noun
god·son
\ˈgäd-ˌsən\
Definition of godson for Students
: a boy or man for whom another person acts as a sponsor at baptism
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