Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

godfamily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: god-fam-i-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of people who are closely related to one another by godparent/godchild ties (including godsiblings, godaunts, etc).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Apart from family, there was godfamily, something which was taken seriously […]"
"First find a godparent, and learn what are the proper offerings for each Orisha, […] In essence one's godfamily functions as a support structure."
"He liked being served food, as is Lukumi custom, before everyone else, and he enjoyed the company of the other iyawos in his extended godfamily."
"These were attended by 4,500 godfamilies, and the feedback was extremely positive. “We're extremely proud of our musical godparents for 'opening up' […]""

Etymology

From god- + family.

Usage

Inflected Forms

godfamilies (plural)

Questions

What does godfamily mean?: A group of people who are closely related to one another by godparent/godchild ties (including godsiblings, godaunts, etc).
Where does godfamily come from?: From god- + family.

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