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godparent

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god·par·ent  (gdpârnt, -pr-)
n.
A godfather or a godmother.
godparent [ˈgɒdˌpɛərənt]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who stands sponsor to another at baptism
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Noun1.godparent - a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
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
sponsor, supporter, patron - someone who supports or champions something
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of Worcester; a stepsister, Susan Montero of Shrewsbury; maternal grandparents, William and Jeanette Ahearn of West Boylston; his godparents, Kimberly Curtis of Oxford and Gary Ahearn of Oxford; many aunts, uncles, cousins and nieces and nephews.
Dana A. Ahearn by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall became the young reptile's godparents when they visited a tortoise breeding centre on the Galapagos Islands.
The heir and the tortoise by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
The children named the baby Josh and they also chose parents and godparents.
Top Class: Year 1's Church visit; KRON IN ASSOCIATION WITH news room ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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