Goddaughter
/ˈɡɑdˌdɔ.tɚ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
- 2 a female godchild wordnet
Example
More examples"In real life as well as in the opera, Mazeppa’s goddaughter Maria leaves her parents and wants to marry him despite the vast age difference."
Etymology
From Middle English goddoghter, goddoȝter, from Old English goddohtor (“goddaughter”), equivalent to god- + daughter. Cognate with Danish guddatter (“goddaughter”), Swedish guddotter (“goddaughter”), Icelandic guðdóttir (“goddaughter”).