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god·fa·ther

(gŏd′fä′thər)

1. A man who sponsors a person at baptism.

2. 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.

3. Slang The leader of an organized crime family.

tr.v. god·fa·thered, god·fa·ther·ing, god·fa·thers

To serve as or as if a godfather to.

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godfather

(ˈɡɒdˌfɑːðə)

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a male godparent

2. the head of a Mafia family or other organized criminal ring

3. an originator or leading exponent: the godfather of South African pop.

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god•fa•ther

(ˈgɒdˌfɑ ðər)

n.

1. a man who serves as sponsor for a child, as at a baptism.

2. the head of a Mafia family; don.

[before 1000; (definition 6) 1960–65, translation of Italian padrino]

god′fa`ther•ly, adj.

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Noun	1.	godfather - any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism godparent - a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
	2.	godfather - someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild sponsor, supporter, patron - someone who supports or champions something

Translations

رَئِيسُ عِصَابَة عَرَّاب

kmotrkmotra

godfathergudfadergudfar

Pate Taufpate Boss der Bosse

νονός νονός της νύχτας

baptopatro

padrino

kummisetä

parrain

kumkrsni kum

keresztapa-szülõ

guîfaîir, guîmóîir

padrino

ゴッドファーザー名付け親

대부두목

godfather peetvader peter

gudfar fadder

ojciec chrzestny chrzestny

padrinho chefe de máfia

крестный отец крёстный отец

krstný otec

boter

gudfadergudfar

เจ้าพ่อพ่ออุปถัมภ์

baba isim babasıvaftiz babası/anası/ebeveyni

bố giàcha đỡ đầu

教父黑帮首领

godfather

[ˈgɒdˌfɑːðəʳ] N → padrino m (to de)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

godfather

[ˈgɒdfɑːðə^r] n

(Christian) → parrain m

(Mafia) → parrain mGod-fearing [ˈgɒdfɪərɪŋ] adj → (très) croyant(e)god-forsaken God-forsaken [ˈgɒdfə^rˌseɪkən] adj → maudit(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

godfather

[ˈgɒdˌfɑːðəʳ] n → padrino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

God

(god) noun

1. (with capital) the creator and ruler of the world (in the Christian, Jewish etc religions).

2. (feminine ˈgoddess) a supernatural being who is worshipped. the gods of Greece and Rome.

ˈgodly adjective

religious. a godly man/life.

ˈgodliness noun

ˈgodchild, ˈgoddaughter, ˈgodson nouns

a child who has a godparent or godparents.

ˈgodfather, ˈgodmother, ˈgodparent nouns

a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare.

ˈgodsend noun

a very welcome piece of unexpected good luck. Your cheque was an absolute godsend.

godfather

→ رَئِيسُ عِصَابَة, عَرَّاب kmotr godfather, gudfader Boss der Bosse, Pate νονός, νονός της νύχτας padrino kummisetä parrain krsni kum, kum padrino ゴッドファーザー, 名付け親 대부, 두목 godfather, peetvader gudfar ojciec chrzestny chefe de máfia, padrinho крестный отец gudfader, gudfar เจ้าพ่อ, พ่ออุปถัมภ์ baba, isim babası bố già, cha đỡ đầu 教父, 黑帮首领

godfather

n. padrino.

godfather

n padrino

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And least of all, imitate the example of your godfather, Cornelius de Witt, who has plunged into politics, the most ungrateful of all careers, and who will certainly come to an untimely end."

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"His name shall be altered," quoth William Stutely, "And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry," quoth he.

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Though the birth of an heir by his beloved sister was a circumstance of great joy to Mr Allworthy, yet it did not alienate his affections from the little foundling, to whom he had been godfather, had given his own name of Thomas, and whom he had hitherto seldom failed of visiting, at least once a day, in his nursery.

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Malvoisin, then, acting as godfather of the champion, stepped forward, and laid the glove of the Jewess, which was the pledge of battle, at the feet of the Grand Master.

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'Perhaps you wouldn't object to really being her godfather?'

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He's also my Bory's godfather," she added, as if she attached no importance at all to the fact.

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(Many people gained their livelihood by the Board of Irrigation, especially one highly conscientious and musical family: all the daughters played on stringed instruments, and Alexey Alexandrovitch knew the family and had stood godfather to one of the elder daughters.) The raising of this question by a hostile department was in Alexey Alexandrovitch's opinion a dishonorable proceeding, seeing that in every department there were things similar and worse, which no one inquired into, for well-known reasons of official etiquette.

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I'd stand godfather to him, if he was to be christened in a bonfire, made of the ruins of the Bank of England.'

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"It is that the king should deign to stand godfather to the son of Madame de Longueville."

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"Oh, it's glorious, godfather," cried Ruby, almost dancing.

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William was the godfather of the child, and exerted his ingenuity in the purchase of cups, spoons, pap- boats, and corals for this little Christian.

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Gilmore (the latter acting by proxy) were his godfathers. I may add here that when Mr.