godsibling

plural godsiblings · alternative god-sibling

1. A child, or fellow godchild, of one's godparent, or a godchild of one's parent: a person with whom one has a sibling relationship that is mediated or created by a godfamily tie rather than blood relation.

   To Eloghosa Osunde and Ann Daramola for reading and loving this book so early—thank you, godsiblings.

   2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, pages 247-248

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   Ines described her first godfather as so controlling that he didn't permit his godchildren to talk with each other. She believed that he had coercive sexual relationships wth many of her godsiblings.

   2016, C. Lynn Carr, A Year in White: Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN

   "I've got a dad! And a mom! And a sister! And a Susan, too! I've got a great family! I've even got a god-sibling now, and she's cool, too!"

   2021 February 1, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Monday, Feb 1, 2021