godsibling
godsibling noun: a child, or fellow godchild, of one's godparent, or a godchild of one's parent: a person with whom one has a sibling relationship that is mediated or created by a godfamily tie rather than blood relation.
Noun
godsibling (plural godsiblings)
- A child, or fellow godchild, of one's godparent, or a godchild of one's parent: a person with whom one has a sibling relationship that is mediated or created by a godfamily tie rather than blood relation.
- Ines described her first godfather as so controlling that he didn't permit his godchildren to talk with each other. She believed that he had coercive sexual relationships wth many of her godsiblings.2016, C. Lynn Carr, A Year in White: Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN
- To Eloghosa Osunde and Ann Daramola for reading and loving this book so early—thank you, godsiblings.2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, pages 247-248
Forms of godsibling
| plural | godsiblings |
|---|---|
| alternative form | god-sibling |
Origin of godsibling
From god- + sibling.
Questions about godsibling
- What does godsibling mean?
- Godsibling means a child, or fellow godchild, of one's godparent, or a godchild of one's parent: a person with whom one has a sibling relationship that is mediated or created by a godfamily tie rather than blood relation.
- What part of speech is godsibling?
- Godsibling is a noun.
- What is the plural of godsibling?
- The plural of godsibling is godsiblings.
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