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GODFATHER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("godfather" is a kind of...):

patron; sponsor; supporter (someone who supports or champions something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("godfather" is a kind of...):

godparent (a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb godfather

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