"goddaughter" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 教女

Definition

教女是指在洗禮或類似的宗教儀式中，有人成為其教父或教母，承諾在精神上指導她的女孩或女性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

專指與教父母的精神或宗教關係，非生物學親屬，普遍見於基督教。女性稱為“教女”，男性稱為“教子”。親疏程度依家庭而異，常於洗禮、堅信禮等場合提及。

Examples

My goddaughter is five years old.

我的**教女**五歲了。

She became my goddaughter after her baptism.

她在受洗後成為我的**教女**。

I bought a gift for my goddaughter's birthday.

我為我的**教女**生日買了禮物。

My goddaughter always sends me the cutest thank-you cards.

我的**教女**總是寄給我最可愛的感謝卡。

We're visiting our goddaughter for her school play tonight.

我們今晚去看**教女**的學校表演。

Even though we don't see each other often, I try to stay in touch with my goddaughter.

雖然我們不常見面，我還是儘量和我的**教女**保持聯絡。