NOUN | person | godparent | a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism |
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Meaning | A person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism. | |
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Narrower | godfather | Any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism |
godmother | Any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | |
Broader | patron, sponsor, supporter | someone who supports or champions something |
Spanish | madrina, padrino | |
Catalan | padrí |
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