Dictionary

goddaughter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡɑdˌdɔ.tɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈɡɒdˌdɔːtə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English goddoghter, goddoȝter, from Old English goddohtor (“goddaughter”), equivalent to god- + daughter. Cognate with Danish guddatter (“goddaughter”), Swedish guddotter (“goddaughter”), Icelandic guðdóttir (“goddaughter”).

Meanings

1. A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

Forms

Relateds

godfather · godchild · godmother · godson · godparent

Translations (42)

ru кре́стница (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · mwl afelhada (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · yrl ayerangawa (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · gd ban-dalta-baistidh (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · sk krstná dcéra (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · be хрэ́сніца (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · uk хрище́ниця (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · uk похре́сниця (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · pt afilhada (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · nrf filieuthe (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · lv krustmeita (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · vo jispönäb (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · fr filleule (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · nl peetdochter (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · uk хреще́ниця (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · de Patentochter (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · el αναδεξιμιά (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · ru крёстная дочь (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · es ahijada (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · ca fillola (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · da guddatter (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · hu keresztlány (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · gd daltag (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · et ristitütar (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · el αναδεκτή (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · be хро́сная дачка́ (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · cmn 教女 (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · ast afiada (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · it figlioccia (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · pl chrześnica (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · io baptofiliino (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · eo baptofilino (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · be хро́сніца (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · el βαφτισιμιά (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · yrl membirangawa (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · sv guddotter (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · id putri baptis (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · ro fină (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · udm киросныл (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · uk хреще́на дочка́ (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · pl chrześniaczka (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) · fi kummitytär (female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent)