Definitions for godfather

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godfather god·fa·ther

Spelling: [god-fah-th er]

IPA: /ˈgɒdˌfɑ ðər/

Godfather is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 495 anagrams from letters in godfather (adefghort).

Definitions for godfather

noun

1. a man who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
2. any male sponsor or guardian.
3. (often initial capital letter) a powerful leader, especially of the Mafia.
4. a person who is regarded as the originator or principal shaper of a movement, school of thought, art form, industry, or the like:
5. a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.

verb (used with object)

1. to act as godfather to; be sponsor or protector for.

Origin of godfather

before 1000; Middle English godfader, Old English godfæder. See God, father

Examples for godfather

As a 3-year-old she wandered on screen in The godfather Part III.

Forty-two years after its debut, The godfather casts a long shadow over American cinema.

My godfather merely bent his head, as Madame Gurard was nothing to him.

The godfather of JFK celebrity conspiracy theorists is director Oliver Stone.

It stretches back to The godfather, when everyone who died met their demise with something orange nearby.

My godfather Rgis seemed to be the exact counterpart of M. Meydieu.

My godfather made a great fuss of her, for success was everything to this bourgeois.

The godfather, Alston, was around back of the building, sitting on a bench at the edge of the playground.

When he started up, the godfather Break of Day was peeping at its namesake.

I refused him, and my godfather then asked to speak to me alone.