1. godfather(n = noun.person) - any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism;
is a kind of godparent
2. godfather(n = noun.person) - someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild;
is a kind of patron, sponsor, supporter
A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction. Correlative of
"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." [1913 Webster]
To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care. Burke. [1913 Webster]
godfather, n.
1 a male godparent.
2 esp. US a person directing an illegal organization, esp. the Mafia.
Idiom:
my godfathers! euphem. my God!
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