Scottish Gaelic

Noun

goistidh m ‎(genitive singular goistidh, plural goistidhean)

1. (Christianity) godfather, sponsor
2. bosom friend
3. gossip

Synonyms

• (godfather): athair-baistidh, (dated) oide-baistidh

Derived terms

• bana-ghoistidh ‎(“godmother, female sponsor; female bosom friend; gossip”)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “goistibe” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 goiste” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.