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Meanings of
godfather
in English
Russian
крёстный отец
Spanish
padrino
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Head of a mafia family.
capo dei capi
Related terms
position
Russian
крёстный отец
Russian
крёстный отец
Portuguese
padrinho
Spanish
padrino
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Male godparent.
godmother
godchild
Related terms
kinship
Russian
крёстный отец
Usage of
godfather
in English
1
Suddenly in the midst of the general embarrassment my
godfather
exclaimed brutally:
2
He really is a
godfather
of good feature writing in New Zealand.
3
The court heard Waipouri was
godfather
to two of Mr Murphy's children.
4
His part in the performance was that of
godfather
to the bishop.
5
Jean perceived nothing; he had forgotten the promise made to his
godfather
.
6
I know your entire life; your
godfather
has related it to me.
7
She had given him his middle name in honor of his
godfather
.
8
Amélie turned alternately pale and red at the recital of her
godfather
.
9
I asked Adrian if he would stand
godfather
to our first child.
10
The Webers had already asked him to be
godfather
to the baby.
11
The godmother was Natalya Andreyevna Velikosvyetsky, and the
godfather
Pavel Ivanitch Bezsonnitsin.
12
He wished the young man hadn't enlisted his Chicago friend as
godfather
.
13
She had been told that her
godfather
was coming to see her.
14
The next day Lorilleux, as
godfather
,
gave Gervaise six pounds of sugar.
15
The Duke is called George Plantagenet, and the king was his
godfather
.
16
Phil May was his
godfather
;
and every industrious humourist employs him periodically.
Other examples for "godfather"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
godfather
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
dear godfather
stand godfather
old godfather
become godfather
fairy godfather
More collocations
Translations for
godfather
Russian
крёстный отец
Spanish
padrino
Portuguese
padrinho
Godfather
through the time
Godfather
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common