| n. | 1. | A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction. Correlative of |
| v. t. | 1. | To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care. |
| Noun | 1. | godfather - any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism |
| 2. | godfather - someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild |