1. (countable) A child's christening is a religious ceremony where it is given a name and welcomed into the Christian Church.
    The family gathered for the baby's christening at the church.
  2. (countable) A christening is a ceremony to name and launch a new ship or other important item.
    The christening of the new ship was attended by many people.


Plain form
christen

Third-person singular
christens

Past tense
christened

Past participle
christened

Present participle
christening

  1. The present participle of christen.
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