A goddaughter is a girl godchild: a girl whose baptism you stood at, promising to help her and to teach her the Christian faith. If you are her godmother or godfather, she is your goddaughter. The boy word is godson; godchild covers both.

A goddaughter is a girl godchildgoddaughter指的是女生的godchild（教子女）： a girl whose baptism you stood at你在她受洗時到場見證的女孩，promising to help her and to teach her the Christian faith並承諾會幫助她、教她基督教的信仰。If you are her godmother or godfather如果你是她的godmother（教母）或godfather（教父）， she is your goddaughter她就是你的goddaughter。The boy word is godson男生的說法是godson； godchild covers bothgodchild則兩者都包含。

The tie is not blood and it is not adoption. You did not give birth to her, and you do not usually become her legal parent. You took a church promise.

The tie is not blood這種關係不是血緣， and it is not adoption也不是收養。You did not give birth to her你不是生她的人， and you do not usually become her legal parent通常也不會變成她法律上的父母。You took a church promise你許下的是教會裡的承諾。

In some families the goddaughter comes for Sunday lunch and you are a real extra grown-up in her life. In others you see her mainly at Christmas and at the christening photos.

In some families the goddaughter comes for Sunday lunch在有些家庭裡，goddaughter會來吃週日的午餐， and you are a real extra grown-up in her life你是她生命裡真正多出來的一個大人。In others you see her mainly在另一些家庭裡，你主要只看到她， at Christmas and at the christening photos在聖誕節和受洗照片裡。

The word is ordinary and respectful, used in Christian families and in writing about baptism. It is not a cute name for a niece, a student, or a girl you are fond of. Those are different relationships, even if the feeling is warm.

The word is ordinary and respectful這個字很平常、也很尊重人， used in Christian families and in writing about baptism用在基督教家庭裡，也用在講受洗的文章裡。It is not a cute name它不是拿來可愛稱呼的暱稱， for a niece, a student, or a girl you are fond of像是姪女、學生，或你喜歡的女孩。Those are different relationships那些是不同的關係， even if the feeling is warm就算感覺一樣溫暖也一樣。