godfather
IPA: gˈɑdfɑðɝ
noun
- (Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
- (figurative) Someone who plays a key role in fostering the development of something.
- (crime) A mafia leader.
- A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
verb
- (transitive, often figuratively) To act as godfather or guardian to.
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Examples of "godfather" in Sentences
- Godfather is a single trilogy too.
- Godfather of soul, and of our goal.
- The Godfather is the sum of all wisdom.
- The Godfather is an opera in three acts.
- The Godfather is the answer to any question.
- He was the godfather of protege Don Muraco's daughter.
- He is considered the godfather of stencil graffiti art.
- In this episode, there is an homage shot to the Godfather.
- Unless, of course, your fairy godfather is Vlad the Impaler.
- The whole episode is a parody of The Sopranos and The Godfather.
- He is considered to be the godfather of the realistic cinema in Egypt.
- He has been referred to as the "godfather" of blogging in the Gulf nation.
- The girl continues playing in the waves, unaware that her godfather is dying behind her.
- She tried to remember what Effie had said about Luca and if the word godfather played a part in the conversation.
- Before his stint at General Motors, he shook up design and engineering at Chrysler and became known as the godfather of the outrageous Dodge Viper sports car.
- WASHINGTON — Irving Kristol, the writer, editor and publisher known as the godfather of neoconservatism whose youthful radicalism evolved into a historic rejection of communism, liberalism and the counterculture, died Friday.
- WASHINGTON — Irving Kristol, the writer, editor and publisher known as the godfather of neoconservatism whose youthful radicalism evolved into a historic rejection of communism, liberalism and the counterculture, died Friday.
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