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Meanings of godparent in English

Russian
крёстная мать
Portuguese
madrinha ou padrinho
Spanish
madrina o padrino
Catalan
padrí
Wikidata

Person who sponsors a child's baptism.

Related terms
крёстная мать
Usage of godparent in English
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
6
Is there more to being a godparent than remembering birthdays?
The Irish Times
7
Agafya Fedosyevna was not Ivan Nikiforovitch's relative, nor his sister-in-law, nor even his fellow-godparent.
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
8
He was so loved that he was asked to be godparent to one activist's child.
The Guardian
9
According to Argentine tradition, the president is named the godparent of any seventh male child.
Reuters
10
Diana was godparent to Julia's son Benjamin, and Julia is now godmother to Prince George.
News.com.au
11
He found himself longing that she might, as the proud godparent longs for his godchild to gain prizes.
A Spirit in Prison
12
Being asked to launch a book "is rather like being asked to be a godparent", she quipped.
The Irish Times
13
She says Libuna 'is like a sister to me' and reveals that she's godparent to two of her children.
The Guardian
14
The BBC did make a mistake, however, in naming the godparent -one of seven -as Hugh van Cutsem.
The Guardian
15
The thought has been a pleasant one to me, though I have not the faintest idea what my ancient godparent wrote.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
16
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