godfather vs godparent
godparent vs godfathergodfather and godparent both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| godfather | Yes | No | No | No |
| godparent | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
godparent is a hypernym of
godfather; that is, godparent is a
word with a broader meaning than godfather:
- godfather: any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
- godparent: a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
| godfather (noun) | godparent (noun) |
|---|---|
| any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism |
| someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild |
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