godparent
a godfather or godmother.
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How to use godparent in a sentence
The godparent of one of the victims said Monday the family has not yet decided whether to speak publicly.
D.C. police search for man charged with fatally shooting woman and her daughter | Peter Hermann | April 16, 2021 | Washington PostIn other words, it was unthinkable for a godparent to a future king to be anything other than a titled member of the aristocracy.
First Photograph of Prince George at Christening as Godparents Finally Named | Tom Sykes | October 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn other words, it was unthinkable for a godparent to a future king to be anything other than a titled member of the aristocracy.
Prince George’s Christening Will Reveal Kate and Will’s Closest, Most Loyal Pals | Tom Sykes | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWilliam is already believed to have asked his friend Guy Pelly, a nightclub promoter, to be a godparent.
Pelly, 31, is said to have been the first name confirmed to be a godparent for Prince George.
Prince George’s Wild Godfather’s Lesbian Sex Nightclub Video | Tom Sykes | September 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
This ceremonial over, each child accompanies his godparent to his home, where a choice meal is served.
The Religious Life of the Zui Child | (Mrs.) Tilly E. (Matilda Coxe Evans) StevensonAgafya Fedosyevna was not Ivan Nikiforovitch's relative, nor his sister-in-law, nor even his fellow-godparent.
Taras Bulba and Other Tales | Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol“John honly,” said the godparent, putting in an “h” where it was not needed.
Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature | Charles W. BardsleyThe thought has been a pleasant one to me, though I have not the faintest idea what my ancient godparent wrote.
A person invited to act as godparent should not refuse without good reason.
Our Deportment | John H. Young
British Dictionary definitions for godparent
/ (ˈɡɒdˌpɛərənt) /
a person who stands sponsor to another at baptism
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