Godmother vs. Godfather — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Godmother and Godfather
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Godmother
A woman who sponsors a person at baptism.
Godfather
A man who sponsors a person at baptism.
Godmother
One that has a relationship to another person or to something that is the equivalent of being a baptismal sponsor
The godmother to a new generation of physicians.
Godfather
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.
Godmother
To serve as or as if a godmother to.
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Godfather
(Slang) The leader of an organized crime family.
Godmother
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
Godfather
To serve as or as if a godfather to.
Godmother
(transitive) To act as godmother to.
Godfather
(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
Godmother
A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See Godfather
Godfather
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Godmother
Any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
Godfather
(crime) A mafia leader.
Godfather
A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
Godfather
To act as godfather or guardian to.
Godfather
A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction. Correlative of godmother.
There shall be for every Male-child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers; and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors, if it is desired.
Godfather
To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care.
Godfather
Any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
Godfather
Someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
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