Godfather

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Godfather \God"fa`ther\, n. [AS. godf[ae]der. Cf. {Gossip}.]
     A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes
     himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction.
     Correlative of {godmother}.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           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.                                 --Book of
                                                    Common Prayer
                                                    (Prot. Episc.
                                                    Ch., U. S. ).
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Godfather \God"fa`ther\, v. t.
     To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care.
     [R.] --Burke.
     [1913 Webster] god"fear`ing,

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  godfather
       n 1: any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
       2: someone having a relation analogous to that of a male
          sponsor to his godchild