American English pronunciation
How to pronounce godfather
IPA transcription: ['ɡɑd,fɑðɚ]
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Noun
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any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
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someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
Usage examples
- Bryton James is his godfather.
- Gul earned a reputation as a "Godfather" of Pakistani geostrategic policies.
- Tony Blair is Grace Murdoch's godfather.
- Geoffrey Hinton is known as the godfather of artificial intelligence.
- He’s my godfather, and one of the best going.
- Geoffrey Hinton is known as the godfather of artificial intelligence.
- Marc Andreessen called him the godfather of Silicon Valley.
- "The Fortunate Pilgrim" is the real birthplace of "The Godfather".
- Sheffer is godfather to Hugo and Paisley.
- One of his first roles was playing Moe Greene in "The Godfather" movie.