godfather

Speech parts

1. godfather - Noun

2. godfather - Verb

Meaning

A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction.

To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

don patron sponsor godparent guardian hood almighty godson christen name goon baptize criminal guarantee elder
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Antonyms

little minor opposition inferior employee peasant
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Hypernyms

patron sponsor supporter godparent

Phrases with the word

fairy godfather

Examples

According to him, it now appears as though the will of the people no longer prevail but rather the will of a godfather. Source: Internet

According to her, Shatta Wale whom Sister Afia claims to be her godfather, ‘ate’ her, Bisa Kdei chopped her, and Medikal also chopped her before given her verses. Source: Internet

After Neil Young played a few concerts with Pearl Jam and recorded the album Mirror Ball with them, some members of the media gave him the title "Godfather of Grunge". Source: Internet

Also speaking, Osahon Isibor, another aggrieved stakeholder in the party said the manner in which Obaseki joined the PDP has some trappings of the emergence of a godfather. Source: Internet

And of course, you can find the origin of this dialogue in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972). Source: Internet

After the 1998–2006 Melbourne gangland killings which included the murder of 'Ndrangheta Godfather Frank Benvenuto. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

godetia Godette godfamily godfatherhood godfatherism godfatherless