Definition of "godchild" [god•child]

• A person for whom another serves as sponsor at baptism. (noun)

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• "I didnt call you no names excep dere godchild and kid and you are both, and a godchild is a godchild and sometimes a kid is a goat and sometimes a goat is a kid and if you dont stop your kiddin you'll get my goat see?"
• "Well, Ursula as a character is a composite of two little faces in photos in my family stash: my daughter Maria, who looks as if she is 100 percent her daddy's, Finnish blue-eyed and blond, and my godchild Tian-Tian, the same age, who is 100 percent Chinese."
• "Item the third: here's a cute photo of the existing beloved godchild, with me and The Jeff (not in that order)."