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n. A person for whom another serves as sponsor at baptism.

n. A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.

n. One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See godfather.

n. In the liturgical churches, one for whom a person becomes sponsor (godfather or godmother) at baptism; a godson or goddaughter.

n. an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism

"Well, Ursula as a character is a composite of two little faces in photos in my family stash: my daughter Maria, who looks as if she is 100 percent her daddy's, Finnish blue-eyed and blond, and my godchild Tian-Tian, the same age, who is 100 percent Chinese."

godmother    goddaughter    godsister    godparent    godfather   

godchildren    godfather   

thirty-two-year-old    lict    twenty-four-year-old    Aeolus    godfather