English Explanatory Dictionary

godparent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.
  2. A child's designated guardian in the case that the child's parents die.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-godparent.wav

Word forms

godparent godparents

Etymology

From god- + parent, modelled after godfather, godmother, godsib, etc.

Derived words

fairy godparent godparental godparenthood godparenting
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