Dictionary Workbench Ondict

godson

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

godson

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Christianity
god·son /ˈɡɒdsʌn $ ˈɡɑːd-/ noun [countable]  RRCa male godchild 教子
Examples from the Corpus
godsonMy nephew and godson Peter loves board games and sports, so these are more prevalent in his home than in mine.Then, spurred by the thought of Wurst and chips for lunch, my son and godson overtook me.Avitus was also related, if only as godson, to bishop Mamertus, brother of the theologian Claudianus.He was arrested for theft on the same day as my godson, each in a different part of Brighton.Another staunch supporter is Wulstan Atkins, Elgar's godson.
god·son nounChineseSyllable
godchild male Corpus a


godson
godson /ˈɡɒdsʌn $ ˈɡɑːd-/ noun [countable]
a male godchild


god·sonBrE /ˈɡɒdsʌn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɑːdsʌn/ 🔊 nouna male godchild 教子