ˈname-child
[f. name n. 15 + child.]
One called after, or named out of regard for, another.
| 1845 A. Strickland Queens of Eng. VIII. 3 She was the darling of her..father, being the child of his old age, his name-child. 1876 Swinburne Erechtheus 877 The namechild of the lords of under earth. |
| transf. 1872 Daily News 12 Aug., The Bellerophon..the massive name-child of the old historic fighting ship. |