• (n.) One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See Godfather. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/godchild/
God'child` noun One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See Godfather . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/40