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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nazukigo
"彼にはかわいい名づき子が一人います。"
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A male person for whom someone acts as a godfather or godmother at his baptism or initiation.
"She bought a special birthday gift for her godson."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'godsunu', combining 'god-' (referring to spiritual sponsorship in Christian baptism) and 'sunu' (son). It has remained largely unchanged in form and meaning since the medieval period, denoting a male child for whom someone acts as a godparent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Godson" is said worldwide
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filleul
Transliteration: /fi.jœl/
"Il est le parrain de mon fils aîné et ce filleul l'adore."
Patensohn
Transliteration: /ˈpaːtn̩ˌzoːn/
"Mein Patensohn besucht mich am Wochenende."
figlioccio
Transliteration: /fiʎˈʎɔt.tʃo/
"Il mio figlioccio ha fatto la cresima ieri."
ahijado
Transliteration: /aiˈxa.ðo/
"El padrino le regaló una bicicleta a su ahijado."
afilhado
Transliteration: /a.fiˈʎa.du/
"O afilhado visitou os padrinhos no domingo."
धर्मपुत्र
Transliteration: dharmaputra
"वह अपने धर्मपुत्र को बहुत प्यार करता है।"
教子
Transliteration: jiào zǐ
"他为他的教子准备了一份特别的礼物。"
대아들
Transliteration: dae-adeul
"그는 자신의 대아들을 위해 선물을 샀습니다."
名づき子
Transliteration: nazukigo
"彼にはかわいい名づき子が一人います。"
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