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ˈname-child [f. name n. 15 + child.] One called after, or named out of regard for, another.
1845A. Strickland Queens of Eng. VIII. 3 She was the darling of her..father, being the child of his old age, his name-child. 1876Swinburne Erechtheus 877 The namechild of the lords of under earth. transf.1872Daily News 12 Aug., The Bellerophon..the massive name-child of the old historic fighting ship. |