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godsister

godsister noun: the daughter or goddaughter of one's godparent, or the goddaughter of one's parent.

Noun

godsister (plural godsisters)

  1. The daughter or goddaughter of one's godparent, or the goddaughter of one's parent.
    • Let's go back to the thirteen-year-old girl introduced in Chapter 8 who found out her godsister was her half sister.2005, Diane Ehrensaft, Mommies, daddies, donors, surrogates
    • Before she met the man who became and remains her pimp, she was selling drugs with her godsister; he was one of their clients.2007, Cynthia Cole Robinson, From the classroom to the corner

Forms of godsister

pluralgodsisters

Origin of godsister

From Middle English godsuster, equivalent to god- + sister.

Questions about godsister

What does godsister mean?
Godsister means the daughter or goddaughter of one's godparent, or the goddaughter of one's parent.
What part of speech is godsister?
Godsister is a noun.
What is the plural of godsister?
The plural of godsister is godsisters.

Words near godsister in the dictionary

  1. godsibling
  2. godsiblings
  3. godsibs
  4. godsip
  5. godsips
  6. godsister
  7. godsisters
  8. godslaughter
  9. Godsmark
  10. godso
  11. Godsome

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