goddaughter

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• General-American: /ˈɡɑdˌdɔ.tɚ/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒdˌdɔːtə(ɹ)/
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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”).

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Asturian: afiada — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Belarusian: хро́сніца (xrósnica) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Belarusian: хро́сная дачка́ (xrósnaja dačká) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Belarusian: хрэ́сніца (xrésnica) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Catalan: fillola — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Chinese Mandarin: 教女 — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Danish: guddatter — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Dutch: peetdochter — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Esperanto: baptofilino — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Estonian: ristitütar — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Finnish: kummitytär — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• French: filleule — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• German: Patentochter — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Greek: βαφτισιμιά (vaftisimiá) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Greek: αναδεκτή (anadektí) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Greek: αναδεξιμιά (anadeximiá) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Hungarian: keresztlány — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Ido: baptofiliino — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Indonesian: putri baptis — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Italian: figlioccia — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Latvian: krustmeita — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Mirandese: afelhada — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Nheengatu: ayerangawa — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Nheengatu: membirangawa — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Norman: filieuthe — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Polish: chrześniaczka — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Polish: chrześnica — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Portuguese: afilhada — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Romanian: fină — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Russian: крёстная дочь (krjóstnaja dočʹ) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Russian: кре́стница (kréstnica) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Scottish Gaelic: ban-dalta-baistidh — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Scottish Gaelic: daltag — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Slovak: krstná dcéra — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Spanish: ahijada — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Swedish: guddotter — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Udmurt: киросныл (kirosnyl) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Ukrainian: хреще́ниця (xreščénycja) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Ukrainian: хреще́на дочка́ (xreščéna dočká) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Ukrainian: похре́сниця (poxrésnycja) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Ukrainian: хрище́ниця (xryščénycja) — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
• Volapük: jispönäb — female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent