Goddaughter

//ˈɡɑdˌdɔ.tɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
  2. 2
    a female godchild wordnet

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"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”).

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