godson

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• General-American: /ˈɡɑdˌsʌn/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒdˌsʌn/
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From Middle English godsone, gossone, from Old English godsunu (“godson”), equivalent to god- + son. Cognate with Danish gudsøn (“godson”), Swedish gudson (“godson”), Icelandic guðsonur (“godson”).

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: famull — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Asturian: afiáu — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Belarusian: хро́снік (xrósnik) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Belarusian: хро́сны сын (xrósny syn) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Belarusian: хрэ́снік (xrésnik) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Catalan: fillol — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Chinese Cantonese: 契仔 (kai3 zai2) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Chinese Mandarin: 義子 /义子 (yìzǐ) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Chinese Mandarin: 乾兒子 /干儿子 (gān'érzi) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Czech: kmotřenec — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Danish: gudsøn — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Esperanto: baptofilo — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Estonian: ristipoeg — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Finnish: kummipoika — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• French: filleul — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Friulian: fioç — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Galician: afillado — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• German: Patensohn — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Greek: βαφτισιμιός (vaftisimiós) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Greek: αναδεκτός (anadektós) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Greek: αναδεξιμιός (anadeximiós) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Hungarian: keresztfiú — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Ido: baptofiliulo — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Indonesian: putra baptis — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Irish: mac baistí — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Italian: figlioccio — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Latvian: krustdēls — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Lithuanian: krikštasūnis — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Middle English: godsone — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Mirandese: afelhado — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Nheengatu: aírangawa — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Nheengatu: membirangawa — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Norman: filieu — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Polish: chrześniak — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Portuguese: afilhado — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Romanian: fin — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Romansh: figliol — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Romansh: figlioul — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Russian: крёстный сын (krjóstnyj syn) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Russian: кре́стник (kréstnik) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Scottish Gaelic: daltan — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Slovak: krstný syn — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Spanish: ahijado — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Swedish: gudson — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Tagalog: anak na lalaki sa binyag — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Udmurt: кироспи (kirospi) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Ukrainian: хреще́ник (xreščényk) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Ukrainian: хреще́ний син (xreščényj syn) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Ukrainian: похре́сник (poxrésnyk) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Ukrainian: хрище́ник (xryščényk) — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Venetan: fioso — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Venetan: fioço — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Venetan: fioç — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Venetan: fiozho — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Volapük: hispönäb — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• Welsh: mab bedydd — Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.