Godfather Definition
gŏdfäthər
godfathers
noun
A male godparent.
Webster's New World
A man who acts as an advisor or mentor to someone.
Webster's New World
One that has a relationship to another person or to something that is the equivalent of being a baptismal sponsor.
The godfather of a new generation of nuclear physicists.
American Heritage
The head of a Mafia family or syndicate.
Webster's New World
Any person having much influence or authority in some area.
Webster's New World
verb
To serve as or as if a godfather to.
American Heritage
(often figuratively) To act as godfather to.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Godfather
Noun
Singular:
godfather
Plural:
godfathersOrigin of Godfather
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From Middle English godfader, from Old English godfæder (“godfather”), equivalent to god + father. Cognate with Old Saxon godfader (“godfather”), Middle Dutch godvader (“godfather”), Danish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Swedish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Icelandic guðfaðir (“godfather”).
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