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/god"daw'teuhr/, n.a female godchild.[bef. 1050; ME; OE goddohtor. See GOD, DAUGHTER]
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Goddaughter — God daugh ter, n. [AS. goddohtor.] A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goddaughter — girl one sponsors at her baptism, mid 13c., from GOD (Cf. god) + DAUGHTER (Cf. daughter) … Etymology dictionary
goddaughter — [gäd′dôt΄ər] n. [ME goddoughter < OE goddohtor] a female godchild … English World dictionary
goddaughter — UK [ˈɡɒdˌdɔːtə(r)] / US [ˈɡɑdˌdɔtər] noun [countable] Word forms goddaughter : singular goddaughter plural goddaughters a female godchild … English dictionary
goddaughter — [[t]gɒ̱ddɔːtə(r)[/t]] goddaughters also god daughter N COUNT: usu with poss A goddaughter is a female godchild … English dictionary
goddaughter — noun Date: before 12th century a female godchild … New Collegiate Dictionary
goddaughter — noun A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. See Also: godchild, godfather, godmother, godparent, godson … Wiktionary
goddaughter — god|daugh|ter [ˈgɔdˌdo:tə US ˈga:dˌdo:tər] n a female godchild … Dictionary of contemporary English
goddaughter — god|daugh|ter [ gad,dɔtər ] noun count a female GODCHILD … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
goddaughter — n. female godchild … English contemporary dictionary
