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# godchild

«godchild» in Mova's school dictionary: **a child whose godparent has promised to help look after…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (godchild, godchildren)

### meaning for a pupil

A godchild is a child whose godparent has promised to help look after them in the Christian faith. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/godchild/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in old tales, a godchild is a child cared for by a fairy or friend who gives gifts or protection

### examples

- Her godchild was given a gift by the fairy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/godchild/#x1)
- My godchild is coming to tea on Sunday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/godchild/#x2)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «godchild» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/godchild/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.