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godsibs

godsibs is the plural of godsib.

Meaning of godsib

Noun

godsib (plural godsibs)

  1. (historical) One's sibling or kin via a godfamily tie: one's or one's child's godparent, or one's godchild's parent, or one's godparent's child.
    • The fireplace also heated water for the godsibs to wash their hands with as they were instructed by the rubric to do before leaving the church.1920, Courtenay Frederic William Dunn, The Natural History of the Child: A Book for All Sorts and Conditions of Men, Women, and Children, page 233

Questions about godsibs

What is godsibs the plural of?
Godsibs is the plural of godsib.

Words near godsibs in the dictionary

  1. godship
  2. godships
  3. godsib
  4. godsibling
  5. godsiblings
  6. godsibs
  7. godsip
  8. godsips
  9. godsister
  10. godsisters
  11. godslaughter

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