godson

Language

English

Etymology

From Middle English Category:English terms inherited from Middle English#GODSON Category:English terms derived from Middle English#GODSON godsone, gossone, from Old English Category:English terms inherited from Old English#GODSON Category:English terms derived from Old English#GODSON godsunu (“godson”), equivalent to god- +‎ sonCategory:English terms prefixed with god-#SON. Cognate with Danish gudsøn (“godson”), Swedish gudson (“godson”), Icelandic guðsonur (“godson”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑdˌsʌn/Category:English 2-syllable words#GODSON Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GODSON
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒdˌsʌn/Category:English 2-syllable words#GODSON Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GODSON
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#GODSON

Noun

godson (plural godsons)Category:English lemmas#GODSON Category:English nouns#GODSON Category:English countable nouns#GODSON Category:English entries with incorrect language header#GODSON Category:Pages with entries#GODSON Category:Pages with 2 entries#GODSON

A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

Related terms

Translations

Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

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Albanian: famull (sq) mCategory:Terms with Albanian translations#GODSON
Asturian: afiáu (ast) mCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#GODSON
Belarusian: хро́снік m (xrósnik)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#GODSON, хро́сны сын m (xrósny syn)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#GODSON, хрэ́снік m (xrésnik)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#GODSON
Catalan: fillol (ca) mCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#GODSON
Chinese:
Cantonese: 契仔 (kai³ zai²)Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#GODSON

Mandarin: 義子 / 义子 (zh) (yìzǐ)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#GODSON, 乾兒子 / 干儿子 (zh) (gān'érzi)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#GODSON
Czech: kmotřenec mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#GODSON
Danish: gudsønCategory:Terms with Danish translations#GODSON
Esperanto: baptofiloCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#GODSON
Estonian: ristipoegCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#GODSON
Finnish: kummipoika (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#GODSON
French: filleul (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#GODSON
Friulian: fioç mCategory:Terms with Friulian translations#GODSON
Galician: afillado (gl) mCategory:Terms with Galician translations#GODSON
German: Patensohn mCategory:Terms with German translations#GODSON
Greek: βαφτισιμιός (el) m (vaftisimiós)Category:Terms with Greek translations#GODSON, αναδεκτός (el) m (anadektós)Category:Terms with Greek translations#GODSON, αναδεξιμιός (el) m (anadeximiós)Category:Terms with Greek translations#GODSON
Hungarian: keresztfiú (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#GODSON
Ido: baptofiliulo (io)Category:Terms with Ido translations#GODSON
Indonesian: putra baptisCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#GODSON
Irish: mac baistí mCategory:Terms with Irish translations#GODSON
Italian: figlioccio (it) mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#GODSON
Latvian: krustdēlsCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#GODSON
Lithuanian: krikštasūnis mCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#GODSON
Middle English: godsoneCategory:Terms with Middle English translations#GODSON
Mirandese: afelhadoCategory:Terms with Mirandese translations#GODSON
Nheengatu: aírangawaCategory:Terms with Nheengatu translations#GODSON (man's), membirangawaCategory:Terms with Nheengatu translations#GODSON (woman's)
Norman: filieu mCategory:Terms with Norman translations#GODSON
Polish: chrześniak (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#GODSON
Portuguese: afilhado (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#GODSON
Romanian: fin (ro) mCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#GODSON
Romansh: figliol mCategory:Terms with Romansh translations#GODSON, figlioul mCategory:Terms with Romansh translations#GODSON
Russian: крёстный сын m (krjóstnyj syn)Category:Terms with Russian translations#GODSON, кре́стник (ru) m (kréstnik)Category:Terms with Russian translations#GODSON
Scottish Gaelic: daltan mCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#GODSON
Slovak: krstný syn mCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#GODSON
Spanish: ahijado (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#GODSON
Swedish: gudson (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#GODSON
Tagalog: anak na lalaki sa binyagCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#GODSON
Ukrainian: хреще́ник m (xreščényk)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#GODSON, хреще́ний син m (xreščényj syn)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#GODSON, похре́сник m (poxrésnyk)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#GODSON, хрище́ник m (xryščényk)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#GODSON (rare)
Venetan: fioso mCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#GODSON, fioço mCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#GODSON, fioç mCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#GODSON, fiozho mCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#GODSON
Volapük: hispönäbCategory:Terms with Volapük translations#GODSON
Welsh: mab bedydd mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#GODSON

Further reading

Godparent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Middle English

Noun

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alternative form of godsone

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