Godson

//ˈɡɑdˌsʌn//

Synonyms for "godson" (1 found)

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Related word relations

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Related terms

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derived from

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is a

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related to

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Translations

55 translations across 41 languages.

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Albanian

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  • famull noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Asturian

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  • afiáu noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Belarusian

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  • хро́сны сын noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • хро́снік noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • хрэ́снік noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Catalan

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  • fillol noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Chinese Cantonese

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  • 契仔 noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 乾兒子 /干儿子 noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • 義子 /义子 noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Czech

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  • kmotřenec noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Danish

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  • gudsøn noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Esperanto

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  • baptofilo noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Estonian

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  • ristipoeg noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Finnish

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  • kummipoika noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

French

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  • filleul noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Friulian

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  • fioç noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Galician

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  • afillado noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

German

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  • Patensohn noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Greek

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  • αναδεκτός noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • αναδεξιμιός noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • βαφτισιμιός noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Hungarian

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  • keresztfiú noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Ido

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  • baptofiliulo noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Indonesian

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  • putra baptis noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Irish

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  • mac baistí noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Italian

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  • figlioccio noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Latvian

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  • krustdēls noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Lithuanian

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  • krikštasūnis noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Middle English

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  • godsone noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Mirandese

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  • afelhado noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Nheengatu

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  • aírangawa noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • membirangawa noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Norman

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  • filieu noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Polish

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  • chrześniak noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • afilhado noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Romanian

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  • fin noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Romansch

2 entries
  • figliol noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • figlioul noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Russian

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  • кре́стник noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • крёстный сын noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Scottish Gaelic

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  • daltan noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Slovak

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  • krstný syn noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Spanish

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  • ahijado noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Swedish

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  • gudson noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Tagalog

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  • anak na lalaki sa binyag noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Ukrainian

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  • похре́сник noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • хреще́ний син noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • хреще́ник noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • хрище́ник noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Venetan

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  • fioso noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • fiozho noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • fioç noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)
  • fioço noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Volapük

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  • hispönäb noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Welsh

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  • mab bedydd noun (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Ziri is Walid's godson.

Source: tatoeba (10210072)

Do not I know my godson? have not I been enabled to read every thought in Van Baerle’s mind, and every sentiment in his heart? You ask whether he is strong or weak. He is neither the one nor the other; but that is not now the question. The principal point is, that he is sure not to divulge the secret, for the very good reason that he does not know it himself.

Source: tatoeba (12153149)

Tom is my godson.

Source: tatoeba (13233131)

My uncle is our neighbor's godson.

Source: tatoeba (13571734)

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.