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- Old English · inherited fromcristnung
- Middle English · inherited fromcristenynge
- English todaychristening
From Middle English cristenynge, from Old English cristnung; compare christen + -ing.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
christening
Today it means: The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name. Full definition →
Middle English cristenynge ← Old English cristnung