(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.
Example Sentences:
(1) A German quirk is that if women have seven or more children, the seventh automatically becomes the godchild of the serving president and receives a €500 gift.
Goddaughter
Definition:
(n.) A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism.
Example Sentences:
(1) I'd always used a food processor but I had started to make cakes with my goddaughter.
(2) His exes were attractive, intelligent women such as Sheena McDonald, the television presenter, Marion Caldwell, a lawyer, and, most surprisingly, given his rather heavy reputation, Princess Margarita of Romania, Prince Philip's goddaughter, whom he met at university.
(3) The president’s other son-in-law – the Dutch businessman Jorrit Joost Faassen, married to Roldugin’s goddaughter Masha – is said to be a former employee.
(4) Criddy1979 is justifiably proud of the very professional knitted dress and cap she designed for her goddaughter.
(5) Probably my favourite picture in the slideshow is of my goddaughter Klara, standing on a paint can singing, with scarves wrapped around her.