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Meanings of godfather or godmother in English

Russian
крёстная мать
Portuguese
madrinha ou padrinho
Spanish
madrina o padrino
Catalan
padrí
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Person who sponsors a child's baptism.

Related terms
крёстная мать
Synonyms
Examples for "godparent"
Examples for "godparent"
1
Another Van Cutsem brother, William, is also a godparent to Prince George.
The Guardian
2
Lance, heated and indignant, frankly appealed to his godparent on this score.
Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Successful Marriages
3
A person invited to act as godparent should not refuse without good reason.
Our Deportment / Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most R...
4
Do you know the original purpose of a godparent, Mr.
Summer knight
5
But more usually a godparent at a distance is telegraphed:
Etiquette
Usage of godfather or godmother in English
1
When he came of age, he himself had to choose the name-andthe godfather or godmother-thathe liked best.
The Little Lame Prince / Rewritten for Young Readers by Margaret...
2
I should like to know what sane godfather or godmother would give one the name of 'Tootsicums' in one's baptism.
Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories
3
The absent godfather or godmother is then said to be sponsor by proxy and becomes the real godparent of the one baptized.
A Catechism of Christian Doctrine
4
Never invite any friends to be godfather or godmother, who are not of the same church as the child to be baptized.
Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society / A condensed but t...
5
Have any of you here ever stood godfather or godmother to any young person in this parish who is not yet confirmed?
Sermons for the Times