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+ ==Etymology==
+ The word is [[inh|enm|godsib|t=godparent]],^(AHD)^(Wiktionary) [[inh|ang|godsibb|t=sponsor, godparent]],^(AHD)^(OED 1989) from ''god'' “God” + ''sibb'' “related; kinsman”.^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)
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+ In Middle English the sense was extended to “a familiar acquaintance, friend” (c. 1300), especially women friends invited to attend a birth, and later to “anyone engaging in idle talk” (1560s).^(Etymonline) The sense “trifling talk, groundless rumour” dates from 1811.^(Etymonline) Compare [[sibling]].^(Etymonline)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}