English
Etymology
god + father
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-godfather.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
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- 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.
- A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
- A mafia leader.
Translations
trans-top|a male godparent
Croatian: t-|hr|kum|m
Dutch: t-|nl|peter|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kummisetä
French: parrain m
German: t|de|Patenonkel|m, t-|de|Pate|m
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Greek: t|el|νον��|m|sc=Grek
Polish: ojciec chrzestny, chrzestny m
Portuguese: padrinho m
Russian: к����н�й о�е� (krjóstnyj otéts) m
Scots: godfaither
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trans-top|post used in repairing a fence
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trans-top|mafia leader
Croatian: t-|hr|kum|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kummisetä
French: parrain m
German: t-|de|Pate|m
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Polish: ojciec chrzestny m
Portuguese: padrinho m
Russian: к����н�й о�е� (krjóstnyj otéts) m
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Italian: padrino m
ttbc|Japanese: ���親 (�����, nadzuke-oya), �� (����, ky�fu)
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ttbc|Romanian: na�
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: athair-baistidh m, oide-baistidh m
ttbc|Slovak: krstný otec m (reflects his relationship to the baptized child); kmotor#Slovak|kmotor m (reflects his relationship to the parents of the baptized child)
ttbc|Spanish: padrino m
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Related terms
godchild
goddaughter
godmother
godparent
godson
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