Word: christening
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: chris
ten
ing
Definition: Present participle of christen; administer baptism to
Morphemes:
Affix: christen
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To perform the religious act of baptism upon; to baptize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cristen
Language: ang
Decoded: cristen
Meaning: Christen, Christian
Affix: -nian
Language: ang
Decoded: -nian
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form verbs
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.