释义
[ god -suhn ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgɒdˌsʌn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
Origin of godson before 900; Middle English; Old English godsunu. see origin at god, son
Words nearby godson godsend, godsent, godship, God's in his heaven — All's right with the world, godslot, godson , Godspeed, God's penny, God's plenty, godsquad, God's Word
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Example sentences from the Web for godson They included both William Davenant, a godson of Shakespeare and Sir John Suckling, the inventor of the card game cribbage.
The Best of Brit Lit | Peter Stothard| July 6, 2011| DAILY BEAST
My godson and I wrote a note of congratulations and slipped it under her door.
Two Floors Below Winslet | Kevin Sessums| February 23, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Abel Bush and Peter Ogle both lived there, and had families, among whom their godson would pass his time pleasantly enough.
True Blue | W.H.G. Kingston
When her godson would win a favor from her, he presented her with a heart203 of gold, garnished with sparks of rubies.
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth | Eva March Tappan
"You must not cry," said he, mysteriously, seating himself in the carriage beside his godson .
Foma Gordyeff | Maxim Gorky
And then she said, "Now to your mowers, John; and make the most of this fine afternoon; kiss your godson before you go."
Lorna Doone | R. D. Blackmore
Yes, I have a hat that belonged to Louchard, which I am keeping to give my godson when he grows up.
Monsieur Cherami | Charles Paul de Kock
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British Dictionary definitions for godson Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012