godparentnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡɒdˌpeə.rənt/us/ˈɡɑːdˌper.ənt/(in the Christian religion) a person who, at a baptism ceremony, promises to help a new member of the religion, usually a child, in religious and moral matters
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Family: non-blood relations
- auntie
- brother-in-law
- co-brother
- co-sister
- daughter-in-law
- godchild
- goddaughter
- godfather
- godmother
- godson
- sister-in-law
- son-in-law
- step
- stepbrother
- stepchild
- stepfamily
- stepfather
- stepmother
- stepmum
- stepparent
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