godson
godson · godsons
хрещений син, хрещеник, похресник
крёстный сын, крестник
Patensohn
A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparentA male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
UK/ˈɡɒdˌsʌn/US/ˈɡɑdˌsʌn/
» My uncle is our neighbor's godson.
Meaning
1 sensesA male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Patensohn
крёстный сынkrjóstnyj syn, кре́стникkréstnik
хреще́никxreščényk, хреще́ний синxreščényj syn, похре́сникpoxrésnyk
More definitions
- a male godchild
Examples
4 sentencesMy uncle is our neighbor's godson.
Whenever she travels, she buys a gift for her godson.
Tom is my godson.
Ziri is Walid's godson.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.:
Русский
By meaning 1
Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.:
Origin
From Middle English godsone, gossone, from Old English godsunu (“godson”), equivalent to gFrom Middle English godsone, gossone, from Old English godsunu (“godson”), equivalent to god- + son. Cognate with Danish gudsøn (“godson”), Swedish gudson (“godson”), Icelandic guðsonur (“godson”).
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