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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024god•fa•ther /ˈgɑdˌfɑðɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a man who serves as sponsor for a child, such as at a baptism.
- the head of a Mafia family;
don.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024god•fa•ther (god′fä′ᵺər),USA pronunciation n. - a man who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
- any male sponsor or guardian.
- (often cap.) a powerful leader, esp. of the Mafia.
- a person who is regarded as the originator or principal shaper of a movement, school of thought, art form, industry, or the like:the godfather of abstract expressionism.
v.t. - to act as godfather to;
be sponsor or protector for.
- Middle English godfader, Old English godfæder. See God, father bef. 1000
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