Baptizee

/ˌbæptɪˈzi/ noun

Definition

A person who is being baptized or who is the recipient of baptism.

Etymology

From baptize + -ee suffix (one who receives an action). A relatively modern term created in the 19th-20th century to parallel agent-recipient language.

Kelly Says

The -ee suffix creation shows how English evolves practically—we needed a word for the person being baptized (the baptizee), just as employees and trainees receive actions from others.

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