gossiphood

== English == === Etymology === From gossip +‎ -hood. === Noun === gossiphood (uncountable) (rare) Relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship. Gossip; idle talk. ==== Synonyms ==== gossipred === Further reading === “gossiphood, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.