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Meanings of
godfather
in inglês
russo
крёстный отец
espanhol
padrino
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Head of a mafia family.
capo dei capi
Related terms
position
russo
крёстный отец
russo
крёстный отец
português
padrinho
espanhol
padrino
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Male godparent.
godmother
godchild
Related terms
kinship
português
padrinho
Antonyms
Examples for "
godmother
"
godmother
godchild
Examples for "
godmother
"
1
I could have repeated myself, but my
godmother
had certainly heard me.
2
Cinderella wandering wistfully in the glass-bead section looking for a fairy
godmother
.
3
But I don't send gifts, and I don't ask to be
godmother
.
4
The gift of grace had been added by the fairy
godmother
nature.
5
His
godmother
took him in her arms and embraced him many times.
1
To be
godchild
of the Pope was no longer possible in England.
2
Letter has just come, and I am demented about my new
godchild
!
3
There was in his manner none of his usual tenderness to his
godchild
.
4
Does not my
godchild
seem to be developing new characteristics, Stephen?
5
Oh, say yes, and I will give thee a duchy for my
godchild
.
Usage of
godfather
in inglês
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
russo
крёстный отец
espanhol
padrino
português
padrinho
Godfather
through the time
Godfather
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common