Recent Examples on the WebCharlie Tufts, with his cousin and goddaughter Caroline Connelly, at 2016 Cystic Fibrosis Softball Tournament in South Boston. Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas film will feature appearances from her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus (as well as pops Billy Ray Cyrus), as well as Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson, Jimmie Allen and Zach Williams. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2022 But their inability to find common ground over the basic facts of the war has fractured 40 years of friendship and cut off Kate from her goddaughter. Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 18 July 2022 Meanwhile, Muse, Pollock’s goddaughter, is left with her grief and a great deal of political uncertainty. Jamiles Lartey, NBC News, 6 July 2022 Henderson said in an interview with Shadow and Act that she was first drawn to the story of First Kill after seeing her goddaughter go through the process of coming out.Seventeen, 17 May 2022 On July 22, 1975, in Boston, 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her 2-year-old goddaughter Tiare Jones fled a blaze in a Marlborough Street building by climbing onto the fire escape. Jim Morrison, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2022 On Sunday, one of those staff members was Jones' 11-year-old goddaughter, Harper Copeland, who volunteered to help Jones set up and serve the Mother's Day meals. Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2022 His goddaughter, Mada McDonald, told WAFB-TV that Jones died Saturday at the Louisiana War Veterans’ Home in Jackson. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of goddaughter was before the 12th century