godparent
English
Etymology
From god + parent, modelled after godfather, godmother, godsib, etc.
Noun
godparent (plural godparents)
- A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.
- Hypernyms: godfather, godmother
Translations
person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism
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