christening
English
noun
Definitions
- The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
- Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cristenyng inherited from Old English cristnung affix from English christen.
Origin
English
christen
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- christen English
- christener English
- mischristen English
- rechristen English
- unchristen English
- cristen Old English
- cristnung Old English
- Christen Middle English
- cristenen Middle English
- cristenyng Middle English