godchild
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When the bride processes down the aisle, I don’t see a niece, a stepdaughter or a godchild, merely a radiant young woman stepping into a new phase of life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The plot arrives with charming songs and dance but even a touch of terror courtesy of a delectable Evil Queen looking to kill her godchild with a poison apple.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
He and his son were currently living with his godchild across the street, but storm damage might force her to move out as well.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
"As a child I'd heard of Queen Victoria having a black godchild," says Janice Okoh, whose new play The Gift includes Bonetta's story, alongside a fictional modern-day black woman, also called Sarah.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2020
Once she saw my father use the obi, the divining coconut, to answer the questions of a godchild who had come to consult him.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
My husband’s children are gifts, much as my own step-siblings, four godchildren and 16 nieces and nephews are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Tyler had numerous godchildren, more than a dozen nieces and nephews and multiple great-nieces and great-nephews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Yeoh added that she felt blessed to also have a number of godchildren, nieces and nephews.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024
And the maid of honor at his wedding — whose children are his godchildren — called him from the Barricks’ home Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
The campesino goes off with his medicine, a couple of cigars, a few mints for the godchildren.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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