/ English Dictionary |
GODFATHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("godfather" is a kind of...):
patron; sponsor; supporter (someone who supports or champions something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("godfather" is a kind of...):
godparent (a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb godfather