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goddaughter
[god-daw-ter]
noun
a female godchild.
goddaughter
/ ˈɡɒˌɔːə /
noun
a female godchild
Word History and Origins
Origin of goddaughter1
Example Sentences
Mr Owen said he was contacted by Johns' goddaughter in the United States, who wanted to find out where the actress' father was buried.
Ms Coclough said she had tried to arrange a funeral for her goddaughter but the coroners refused to release the 10-year-old's body without parental consent.
Others welcomed the occupation: Her goddaughter eagerly took Russian citizenship, as did some of her neighbors.
He meets his ambitious goddaughter Helena Shaw, an obnoxious thief looking to steal the Dial from a museum and sell it to the highest bidder.
She was the daughter of Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh - the last Sikh emperor of Punjab - and a goddaughter of Queen Victoria.
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When To Use
A goddaughter is a girl who’s the godchild of one or more godparents—people who have pledged to help with her upbringing, especially in a religious way.In some denominations of Christianity, when a child is baptized, they are sponsored by (usually two) adults who pledge to help in this way. Those adults are the child’s godparents, and the child is their godchild.Goddaughters are often related to their godparents (a girl might be her aunt’s goddaughter, for example), but they don’t need to be.Godparents also often pledge to become the godchild’s guardian if needed (in the event that the child’s parents die).These terms are all sometimes applied outside of a religious context—parents may choose close relatives or friends to act as godparents for their children without any religious aspect to the relationship.A godparent can still refer to their godchild with that term even after the child becomes an adult.Example: Some people are godparents in name only, but Kelly and Chris spend as much time as they can with their goddaughter.
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