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godparent

noun

Etymology

From god- + parent, modelled after godfather, godmother, godsib, etc.

  1. derived from parentem
  2. derived from parent
  3. derived from parent
  4. inherited from parent
  5. prefixed as godparent — “god + parent”

Definitions

  1. A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child,…

    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.

  2. A child's designated guardian in the case that the child's parents die.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA