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god·parent (gäd′per′ənt, -par′-)

noun

a person who sponsors a child, as at baptism, and, traditionally, assumes responsibility for the child's faith; godmother or godfather

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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