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[ god -fah-th er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgɒdˌfɑ ðər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a man who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
any male sponsor or guardian.
(often initial capital letter ) a powerful leader, especially of the Mafia.
a person who is regarded as the originator or principal shaper of a movement, school of thought, art form, industry, or the like: the godfather of abstract expressionism.
verb (used with object) to act as godfather to; be sponsor or protector for.
Origin of godfather before 1000; Middle English godfader, Old English godfæder; see origin at god, father
OTHER WORDS FROM godfather god·fa·ther·ly, adjective Words nearby godfather Godesberg, godet, godetia, go-devil, Godey, godfather , godfather offer, God-fearing, God forbid, godforsaken, Godfrey
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Example sentences from the Web for godfather Forty-two years after its debut, The Godfather casts a long shadow over American cinema.
The Alterna-‘Godfather’: ‘A Most Violent Year’ | Nick Schager| December 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The godfather , Alston, was around back of the building, sitting on a bench at the edge of the playground.
This Brooklyn 6-Year-Old’s Murderer Is Still on the Loose | Michael Daly| June 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
As a 3-year-old she wandered on screen in The Godfather Part III.
The Next Great Coppola | Caryn James| May 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It stretches back to The Godfather , when everyone who died met their demise with something orange nearby.
All the Signs That Don Draper Will Die on ‘Mad Men’ | Kevin Fallon| April 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The godfather of JFK celebrity conspiracy theorists is director Oliver Stone.
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Foma hearing this, had often been quite provoked by his godfather 's too picturesque language.
Foma Gordyeff | Maxim Gorky
And so I say, if you think you like me, and wood like to keep on having me fer your godfather , say yes and I will be much obliged.
Deer Godchild | Marguerite Bernard and Edith Serrell
Dear godfather , why say you the girls must go easy to learn the American?
Deer Godchild | Marguerite Bernard and Edith Serrell
War is its father, famine its mother, despair its godfather .
In the World War | Count Ottokar Czernin
The goat ran away and the old woman went in with Godfather Mouse, whom she married, and they both lived there together.
Italian Popular Tales | Thomas Frederick Crane
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British Dictionary definitions for godfather noun a male godparent
the head of a Mafia family or other organized criminal ring
an originator or leading exponent the godfather of South African pop
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Words related to godfather elder, patron