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christening ['krɪs(ə)nɪŋ] n
gen.	baisteadh
christen ['krɪs(ə)n] v
gen.	baisteadh
rel., christ.	baist ‎ (Yerkwantai)
English thesaurus
christen ['krɪs(ə)n] v
gen.	to perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise (The new baby was christened at the village church.); to name at baptism (They christened the baby Anne.)
fig., inf.	to use for the first time (I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow.)
fig., nautic.	to name or dedicate something, such as a ship by a ceremony that often involves breaking a bottle of champagne (I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle.)