goddaughter

English

Etymology

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”).

Noun

goddaughter (plural goddaughters)

A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

Related terms

godchild
godfather
godmother
godparent
godson

Translations

A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

Catalan: fillola (ca) f
Danish: guddatter
Esperanto: baptofilino
Finnish: kummitytär
French: filleule (fr)
Greek: βαφτισιμιά (el) f (vaftisimiá)
Hungarian: keresztlány (hu)
Ido: baptofiliino
Italian: figlioccia f
Latvian: krustmeita