christening
noun
chris·ten·ing
kri-sə-niŋ 
ˈkris-niŋˈ
: the ceremony of baptizing and naming a child
Examples of christening in a Sentence
The whole family was invited to the christening.
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Some related to international extremism, but the law was first used against a Bronx gang member after a hail of gunfire killed a 10-year-old girl and paralyzed a man outside a christening party in 2002.
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Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
Days before her official christening, a 16-year-old Patrick Day stepped aboard to better understand life cruising down the river.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2024
In addition to her royal wedding, she's worn her designs to the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Princess Charlotte's christening and in the days following Queen Elizabeth's death.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Buckingham Palace Music Room Silk Scarf Facing Buckingham Palace’s West Front, the Music Room is where christenings and other important royal events take place.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
Days before her official christening, a 16-year-old Patrick Day stepped aboard to better understand life cruising down the river.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2024
In addition to her royal wedding, she's worn her designs to the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Princess Charlotte's christening and in the days following Queen Elizabeth's death.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Buckingham Palace Music Room Silk Scarf Facing Buckingham Palace’s West Front, the Music Room is where christenings and other important royal events take place.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Christening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/christening. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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