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god·son

(gŏd′sŭn′)
n.
A male godchild.
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godson

(ˈɡɒdˌsʌn)
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a male godchild
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god•son

(ˈgɒdˌsʌn)

n.
a male godchild.
[before 900]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. godson - a male godchild
godchild - an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
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Translations
رَبِيب فَلْيون، إبن أو إبنة في المعموديَّه
kmotřenec
gudsøn
baptofilo
kummipoika
kumče
guîsonur, guîdóttir
名付け息子
대자
krstný syn
gudson
ลูกชายอุปถัมภ์
con trai đỡ đầu

godson

[ˈgɒdsʌn] N → ahijado m
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godson

[ˈgɒdsʌn] n → filleul m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

godson

[ˈgɒdˌsʌn] n → figlioccio
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God

(god) noun
1. (with capital) the creator and ruler of the world (in the Christian, Jewish etc religions). الله Deus der Gott Gud Θεός Dios jumal Jumala Dieu Isten Tuhan, dewa guð Dio 神 신, 창조주 Dievas jūrasbullītis God gud Bóg خداى تعالى، څښتن Deus Dumnezeu Бог Boh bog gud พระเจ้า Allah 上帝 上帝
2. (feminine ˈgoddess) a supernatural being who is worshipped. the gods of Greece and Rome. إله deus die Gottheit gudinde θεός dios; diosa jumal, jumalanna jumala dieu, déesse isten dewi guð, goð, gyðja dio, divinità 神 신격화된 사람(것) dievas dievs; dievība god gud bóg خدا تعالي deus zeu бог; божество boh, -yňa božanstvo gud, gudinna เทพเจ้า tanrıça 神 神
ˈgodly adjective
religious. a godly man/life. vroom, godvrugtige تَقي، ورع религиозен santo zbožný fromm from; gudfrygtig θεοσεβής, θρήσκος piadoso vaga الهی؛ مذهبی hurskas pieux יְרֵא שָׁמַיִם धार्मिक božanski, božanstven istenfélő saleh guðhræddur, trúrækinn devoto, pio 神を敬う 신을 숭상하는 dievobaimingas, pamaldus dievbijīgs alim goddelijk gudfryktig, from pobożny هغه سړى چې دخداى عبادت په جدى توګه كوى، ديندار santo pios набожный pobožný pobožen pobožan gudfruktig, from ซึ่งศรัทธาในศาสนา dindar, sofu 虔誠的 благочестивий مذھبی sùng đạo 虔诚的
ˈgodliness noun
godsvrug, vroomheid وَرَع، تَقْوى религиозност santidade zbožnost die Frömmigkeit guddommelighed; fromhed θεοσέβεια piedad vagadus خداترسی hurskaus piété יִראַת שָׁמַים धर्मनिष्ठा božanstvenost istenesség, vallásosság kesalehan guðhræðsla, trúrækni devozione, pietà 信心深さ 신앙심 깊음, 독실함 dievobaimingumas, pamaldumas dievbijība kesalihan goddelijkheid gudfryktighet, fromhet pobożność ديندارى santidade pietate набожность zbožnosť pobožnost pobožnost gudfruktan, fromhet ความเคร่งศาสนา dindarlık 虔誠 набожність, благочестя تقوی sự sùng đạo 虔诚
ˈgodchild, ˈgoddaughter, ˈgodson nouns
a child who has a godparent or godparents. peetkind فَلْيون، إبن أو إبنة في المعموديَّه кръщелниче afilhado kmotřenec, kmotřenka das Patenkind gudbarn βαφτιστήρι ahijado; ahijada ristilaps, ristitütar, ristipoeg پسر خوانده یا دختر خوانده روحانی kummilapsi filleul, eule בֵּן סַנדקָאוּת धर्मपुत्र या धर्मपुत्री kumče keresztgyermek anak permandian guðsonur, guðdóttir figlioccio, figlioccia 名づけ子 대자(代子) krikštavaikis, krikštaduktė, krikštasūnis krustbērns; krustmeita; krustdēls anak pembaptisan petekind; peetzoon; peetdochter gudbarn/-datter/-sønn chrześniak هغه كوچنى چه بل چاپه زوى توب منلى وى afilhado fin, fină, fini крестник; крестница krstné dieťa, krstný syn, krstná dcéra krščenec, -ka kum gudbarn, guddotter, gudson ลูกอุปถัมภ์ vaftiz oğlu/kızı 教子(女) хрещениця, хрещеник معنوی اولاد con đỡ đầu 教子(女)
ˈgodfather, ˈgodmother, ˈgodparent nouns
a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare. peetoom عَرّاب، كفيل المُعَمَّد кръстник padrinho kmotr, kmotra der Pate/die Patin gudfar νουνός, νουνά padrino; madrina ristiisa, ristiema, vader پدر خوانده روحانی kummi parrain, marraine סנדק धर्म शिक्षक kum, kuma keresztapa, -anya, -szülő orangtua permandian guðfaðir, guðmóðir padrino, madrina 名づけ親 대부(代父) krikštatėvis, krikštamotė, krikštatėviai krusttēvs; krustmāte; krustvecāki bapa, ibu, pembaptisan peetvader, peetoom, peter; peetmoeder, peettante, meter fadder, gudfar/-mor chrzestny هغه څوك چې دكوچنى مذهبى روزنه ئى په غاړه وى padrinho naş, naşă, naşi крестныи; крестная krstný otec, krstná matka, krstný rodič boter, botra kum gudfar, gudmor, gudförälder พ่ออุปถัมภ์ vaftiz babası/anası/ebeveyni 教父(母) хрещений батько, хрещена мати معنوی باپ cha mẹ đỡ đầu 教父(母)
ˈgodsend noun
a very welcome piece of unexpected good luck. Your cheque was an absolute godsend. uitkoms, uitredding حَظ غير مُنْتَظَر божи дар dádiva dos deuses dar z nebe Geschenk des Himmels guds gave; sendt fra himlen μάννα εξ' ουρανού regalo llovido del cielo, bendición taevakink باد آورده taivaan lahja bénédiction מַתָּנָה מִשָמַיִם ईश्वर की भेजी हुई वस्तु neočekivana sreća váratlan szerencse kemujuran guðsgjöf, himnasending provvidenza, manna 天のめぐみ 뜻밖의 행운 Dievo dovana Dieva dāvana rahmat geschenk van de hemel, geluk uventet flaks/hell dar z nieba په هغه وخت كې ديوه شي پيدا كول چې سړى ډير هغه ته اړوى يعنى لكه چې خداى ور كړى وى dádiva dos ceus mană cerească удача; находка požehnanie, dar z neba božji dar božji dar gudagåva สิ่งประเสริฐซึ่งพระเจ้าประทานให้ tam vaktinde Allah'tan gelen yardım 意外的好運 несподіване щастя تعمت غیر متوقعہ của trời cho 意外的好运
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godson

→ رَبِيب kmotřenec gudsøn Patensohn βαφτησιμιός ahijado kummipoika filleul kumče figlioccio 名付け息子 대자 peetzoon gudsønn syn chrzestny afilhado крестник gudson ลูกชายอุปถัมภ์ vaftiz oğlu con trai đỡ đầu 教子
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"I have intrusted them to the care of Cornelius van Baerle, my godson, whom you know, and who lives at Dort."
"Do not I know my godson? have not I been enabled to read every thought in Van Baerle's mind, and every sentiment in his heart?
The little boy, your godson, is certainly a fine child, though forward, and inclined to be saucy and self-willed.
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The 'Good Queen' on her side watched carefully over her godson. She was obliged to do so from a distance, her own country being a remote one, but she was well informed of all that went on and knew all about the Queen's wicked designs.
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George, in his domestic character of Bluffy, to take leave of Quebec and Malta and insinuate a sponsorial shilling into the pocket of his godson with felicitations on his success in life, it is dark when Mr.
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(and, as his godson so soon to be, he might even command him) never from that time forth to travel without money and the usual requirements, and he would find the advantage of them when he least expected it.
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"I wish," said he, "brother, you would have confined your care to your own daughter, and never have troubled yourself with my son, who hath, I believe, as little profited by your precepts, as by your example." For young Nightingale was his uncle's godson, and had lived more with him than with his father.
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Elizabeth was again deep in thought, and after a time exclaimed, "to treat in such a manner the godson, the friend, the favorite of his father!" She could have added, "a young man, too, like YOU, whose very countenance may vouch for your being amiable"-- but she contented herself with, "and one, too, who had probably been his companion from childhood, connected together, as I think you said, in the closest manner!"
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Apart from the BSc he earned in agronomy from the University of Abia State, Godson holds several academic degrees including a Masters in Human Resource Management and Development, and another one in International Relations.
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