frère de baptême
The English phrase "God brother" is translated into French as frère de baptême.
frère de baptême is used to describe a boy or man who is the son of one's godparent, or a person whose godparent is one's parent.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of frère (brother) and de baptême (of baptism).
Which one should you use?
While frère de baptême refers to a God brother, the term fille de baptême is used to refer to a god sister.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change the noun to frères de baptême.
Did you know?
- In some traditional French families, the bond of a frère de baptême was historically viewed as a formal social contract to ensure a child's protection if parents died.
- In French, the term frère is also used as a title for members of religious orders, such as the 'Teaching Brothers'.
- The term baptême is actually a linguistic relative of the word 'bath', as both stem from the Greek root meaning to dip or immerse.
Examples in context
- Je cherche mon frère de baptême.I am looking for my god brother.
- Mon frère de baptême arrive demain.My god brother arrives tomorrow.
Example conversation
Léa is showing a photo to Lucas.
- LéaRegarde, c'est mon frère de baptême.Look, this is my godbrother.
- LucasIl a l'air très sympa !He looks very nice!
- LéaOui, on s'entend très bien.Yes, we get along very well.
- LucasC'est super d'avoir un lien comme ça.It's great to have a bond like that.
