(transitive) To perform the religious act of baptism upon; to baptize. / (transitive, by extension) To name. / (obsolete) To Christianize. / (colloquial) To use for the first time.

Obsolete form of Christian.

Obsolete form of Christian.

plural of christening

present participle of christen

The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name. / Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen

simple past tense and past participle of christen

One who christens.

plural of christener