christening
pronunciation
How to pronounce christening in British English:
UK [ˈkrɪsnɪŋ]
How to pronounce christening in American English:
US [ˈkrɪsənɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- giving a Christian name at baptism
Word Origin
- Christening (n.)
- "act or ceremony of baptizing," c. 1300, verbal noun from christen (v.). Old English had cristnung.
Example
- 1. I could buy a charm bracelet , my old christening standby , and add one or two charms with each birthday that comes .
- 2. A person with a turn for logic might argue that if god is the father of all men , and if the child is father to the man , it follows that the true representative of god at the christening is the child itself .
- 3. Spoons are what we give babies -- whether ceremonial silver christening spoons or shallow plastic weaning spoons containing the first gummy mouthfuls of baby rice .