godchild

英 ['gɒdtʃaɪld] 美
  • n. 教子(名义上的儿子)

英文词源


godchild (n.)
"child one sponsors at baptism," c. 1200, "in ref. to the spiritual relation assumed to exist between them" [Century Dictionary], from God + child. The Old English word was godbearn

双语例句


1. Even today, god parents will often give shoes to their godchild occasion.
即使是今天, 教父教母给教子的礼物仍常常是鞋.

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