α. 1700s– godpapa.
β. 1900s– godpoppa (U.S.).
Also with capital initial.
单词 | godpapa |
释义 | godpapan.α. 1700s– godpapa. β. 1900s– godpoppa (U.S.). Also with capital initial. colloquial. = godfather n.Somewhat archaic in British English: compare note at papa n.2 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > [noun] > godfather godfathereOE goff1483 god-pherea1637 godpapa1741 padrino1843 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. xxiv. 158 I hope so to..make him sensible of his dutiful Obligations to such noble and good God-papa's and Mamma's. 1773 B. Franklin Let. 6 Oct. in Papers (1976) XX. 436 The eldest calls on me sometimes to tell God-Papa little stories. 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 250 My dear and venerable god-papa, for whom, although we had never met since the christening, I entertained the most lively affection. 1858 Athenæum 25 Dec. 829 Godpapa has a list of a hundred places to spend his future summers in. 1957 Life 25 Mar. 106/1 They elected me god-papa. 1963 C. Dawkins Quiet Enemy 91 We wanted you to be Godpoppa to him. 2012 New York Post (Nexis) 7 Feb. 24 Liz Hurley's son Damian has six celebrity godpapas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1741 |
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