godfather
pronunciation
How to pronounce godfather in British English:
UK [ˈgɒdfɑ:ðə(r)]
How to pronounce godfather in American English:
US [ˈgɑdfɑðə(r)]
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- Noun:
- any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
- someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
Word Origin
- godfather (n.)
- man who sponsors one at baptism and guarantees the child's religious education, late 12c., from God + father (n.), modifying or replacing Old English godfaeder. In the Mafia sense from 1963 in English; popularized by Mario Puzo's novel (1969) and the movie based on it (1972).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Jack ma has been called china 's internet godfather .
- 2. Did you know that I was peter 's godfather ?
- 3. Her mother gave her dancing lessons and an adopted godfather trained her in riding at his estate in kent .
- 4. Screwed up on this during a previous trip to tuscany , when I had my equally venerable godfather along as well .
- 5. Mr schleicher , a german based in the oecd 's paris headquarters , has become the godfather of such global education comparisons .