From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Christianitygodsongod‧son /ˈɡɒdsʌn $ ˈɡɑːd-/ noun [countable]RRCa malegodchildExamples from the Corpusgodson• My nephew and godsonPeter loves board games and sports, so these are more prevalent in his home than in mine.• Then, spurred by the thought of Wurst and chips for lunch, my son and godsonovertook me.• Avitus was also related, if only as godson, to bishop Mamertus, brother of the theologian Claudianus.• He was arrested for theft on the same day as my godson, each in a different part of Brighton.• Another staunchsupporter is Wulstan Atkins, Elgar's godson.