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godson

/ˈɡɒdˌsʌn/US/ˈɡɑdˌsʌn/

godson noun: a male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

Noun

godson (plural godsons)

  1. A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

godson meaning in Bengali, Tagalog and Indonesian

godson in Bengali

ধর্মপুত্র

godson in Tagalog

Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
anak na lalaki sa binyag

godson in Indonesian

Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
putra baptis

Forms of godson

pluralgodsons

Origin of godson

From Middle English godsone, gossone, from Old English godsunu (“godson”), equivalent to god- + son. Cognate with Danish gudsøn (“godson”), Swedish gudson (“godson”), Icelandic guðsonur (“godson”).

Questions about godson

What does godson mean?
Godson means a male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
What is godson in Bengali?
Godson in Bengali is ধর্মপুত্র. See Godson meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is godson?
Godson is a noun.
How do you pronounce godson?
Godson is pronounced /ˈɡɑdˌsʌn/ (US).
What is the plural of godson?
The plural of godson is godsons.

Words near godson in the dictionary

  1. godsisters
  2. godslaughter
  3. Godsmark
  4. godso
  5. Godsome
  6. godson
  7. godsons
  8. godspeed
  9. godspeeds
  10. godspouse
  11. godspouses

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: godson (page history and authors); godson (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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