GODPARENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("godparent" is a kind of...):

patron; sponsor; supporter (someone who supports or champions something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "godparent"):

godfather (any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism)

godmother (any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism)