godson
English
noun
Definitions
- A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English godsone inherited from Old English godsunu (godson) compound from English god + English son.
Origin
English
son
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afgod English
- antigod English
- begod English
- demigod English
- ex-god English
- exgod English
- giddy English
- god English
- god-king English
- godbrother English
- goddaughter English
- goddess English
- goddish English
- godfather English
- godfearing English
- godforsaken English
- godhead English
- godhood English
- godite English
- godkiller English
- godkind English
- godless English
- godlike English
- godling English
- godlore English
- godly English
- godmama English
- godman English
- godmother English
- godness English
- godpapa English
- godpappy English
- godparent English
- gods English
- godship English
- godsister English
- godslaughter English
- godwoman English
- gossip English
- grandson English
- halfgod English
- housegod English
- nongod English
- semigod English
- skygod English
- son English
- son-in-law English
- son-out-law English
- sonfucker English
- sonhood English
- sonless English
- sonlike English
- sonling English
- sonly English
- sonness English
- sonnish English
- sonny English
- sonship English
- stepson English
- sungod English
- thunder god English
- undergod English
- ungod English
- whoreson English
- gud Swedish
- gudson Swedish
- son Swedish
- godsunu Old English
- god Middle English
- godsone Middle English
- sonn Middle English
- gado Sranan Tongo
- god
- son
- gods
- sonly
- afgod
- sonny
- begod
- giddy
- ungod
- godly
- exgod
- nongod
- godman
- skygod
- ex-god
- gossip
- godite
- sungod
- halfgod
- sonship
- godhead
- godless
- antigod
- godlore
- godship
- goddish
- stepson
- godling
- sonnish
- semigod
- sonhood
- sonling
- godpapa
- demigod
- godlike
- sonless
- godkind
- godmama
- sonness
- sonlike
- godhood
- goddess
- godness
- whoreson
- undergod
- godwoman
- housegod
- godpappy
- grandson
- god-king
- godparent
- godmother
- godkiller
- godsister
- sonfucker
- godfather
- godfearing
- godbrother
- son-in-law
- goddaughter
- son-out-law
- thunder god
- godforsaken
- godslaughter