godchildnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡɒd.tʃaɪld/us/ˈɡɑːd.tʃaɪld/plural godchildrenin the Christian religion, a child whose moral and religious development is partly the responsibility of two or more godparents (= adults who promise to take this responsibility at a ceremony)
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Family: non-blood relations
- auntie
- brother-in-law
- co-brother
- co-sister
- daughter-in-law
- goddaughter
- godfather
- godmother
- godparent
- godson
- sister-in-law
- son-in-law
- step
- stepbrother
- stepchild
- stepfamily
- stepfather
- stepmother
- stepmum
- stepparent
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