Godsibling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A child, or fellow godchild, of one's godparent, or a godchild of one's parent: a person with whom one has a sibling relationship that is mediated or created by a godfamily tie rather than blood relation.

    "Ines described her first godfather as so controlling that he didn't permit his godchildren to talk with each other. She believed that he had coercive sexual relationships wth many of her godsiblings."

Example

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"Ines described her first godfather as so controlling that he didn't permit his godchildren to talk with each other. She believed that he had coercive sexual relationships wth many of her godsiblings."

Etymology

From god- + sibling.

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