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godparent

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Christianity
god·pa·rent /ˈɡɒdˌpeərənt $ ˈɡɑːdˌper-/ noun [countable]  RRCsomeone who promises at a baptism ceremony to help a child, and to teach him or her Christian values 教父;教母
Examples from the Corpus
godparentWould it, Celia debated with herself, be wrong now to ask her to become a godparent?We suggest that it enables the parents to pay a compliment to close friends by inviting them to be godparents.Next best to family-and sometimes better-are friends who are willing to be godparents.His godparents were to be her sister Sarah, young Jonna and Bob Lamb.We hopeful godparents are getting seriously impatient.For her, the designation of godparent is a sacred trust.She was aware that, because of their circumscribed and antisocial existence, the question of godparents would probably pose yet another problem.Meanwhile, another person, a grandparent or godparent perhaps, will get invaluable alone time with the baby.
god·pa·rent nounChineseSyllable
to help who at baptism ceremony a promises Corpus someone a child,


godparent
godparent /ˈɡɒdˌpeərənt $ ˈɡɑːdˌper-/ noun [countable]
someone who promises at a baptism ceremony to help a child, and to teach him or her Christian values


god·par·entBrE /ˈɡɒdpeərənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɑːdperənt/ 🔊 nouna person who promises at a Christian baptism ceremony to be responsible for a child (= his or her godchild ) and to teach them about the Christian religion 教父(或母)