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noun
- 1. a man who presents a child at baptism and promises to take responsibility for their religious education: "he is godfather to her son"
- 2. a man who is influential or pioneering in a movement or organization: "the godfather of alternative comedy"
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GODFATHER definition: 1. a male godparent 2. the leader of a criminal group, especially a mafia family 3. a male godparent. Learn more.
The meaning of GODFATHER is a man who sponsors a person at baptism. How to use godfather in a sentence.
1. a male godparent. 2. a man who acts as an advisor or mentor to someone.
any male sponsor or guardian. (often initial capital letter) a powerful leader, especially of the Mafia. a person who is regarded as the originator or principal shaper of a movement, school of thought, art form, industry, or the like: the godfather of abstract expressionism.
n. 1. A man who sponsors a person at baptism. 2. One that has a relationship to another person or to something that is the equivalent of being a baptismal sponsor: the godfather of a new generation of nuclear physicists. 3. Slang The leader of an organized crime family. tr.v. god·fa·thered, god·fa·ther·ing, god·fa·thers.
a very powerful man in a criminal organization, especially the Mafia. godfather of something a person who began or developed something. He's the godfather of punk. See godfather in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: godfather. Definition of godfather noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
GODFATHER meaning: 1 : a man who is a godparent; 2 : a man who invents or begins something.
GODFATHER definition: a man who is responsible for the moral and religious development of another person's child. Learn more.
Definitions of godfather. noun. any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism. see more. noun. someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild. see more. Pronunciation.
Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. A male godparent. Webster's New World. A man who acts as an advisor or mentor to someone. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. One that has a relationship to another person or to something that is the equivalent of being a baptismal sponsor. The godfather of a new generation of nuclear physicists. American Heritage.
