godfather
English
/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/, /ˈɡɒdfɑːðə/
noun
Definitions
- A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
- A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
- A mafia leader.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English godfader inherited from Old English godfæder (godfather) compound from English god + English father.
Origin
English
father
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Church Father English
- afgod English
- allofather English
- antigod English
- babyfather English
- begod English
- biofather English
- birthfather English
- co-father English
- demigod English
- elderfather English
- eldfather English
- ex-god English
- exgod English
- father English
- father tongue English
- father-in-law English
- father-out-law English
- father-slayer English
- father-to-be English
- fatherdom English
- fathered English
- fatherer English
- fatherese English
- fatherfucker English
- fatherhood English
- fatherkin English
- fatherkins English
- fatherland English
- fatherless English
- fatherlike English
- fatherling English
- fatherly English
- fatherness English
- fathership English
- forefather English
- forthfather English
- giddy English
- god English
- god-king English
- godbrother English
- goddaughter English
- goddess English
- goddish English
- godfatherhood English
- godfatherism English
- godfatherless English
- godfatherlike English
- godfatherly English
- godfearing English
- godforsaken English
- godhead English
- godhood English
- godite English
- godkiller English
- godkind English
- godless English
- godlike English
- godling English
- godlore English
- godly English
- godmama English
- godman English
- godmother English
- godness English
- godpapa English
- godpappy English
- godparent English
- gods English
- godship English
- godsister English
- godslaughter English
- godson English
- godwoman English
- gossip English
- grandfather English
- halfgod English
- highfather English
- housefather English
- housegod English
- lorefather English
- merfather English
- motherfather English
- nonfather English
- nongod English
- semigod English
- shriftfather English
- skygod English
- stepfather English
- sungod English
- thunder god English
- undergod English
- unfather English
- ungod English
- Vater German
- peet Dutch, Flemish
- peetvader Dutch, Flemish
- vader Dutch, Flemish
- fader Swedish
- gud Swedish
- gudfader Swedish
- godfæder Old English
- fader Middle English
- god Middle English
- godfader Middle English
- peetvader Afrikaans
- bata Marshallese
- gado Sranan Tongo
- fada Nigerian Pidgin
- god
- gods
- godly
- ungod
- begod
- giddy
- exgod
- afgod
- godson
- sungod
- skygod
- father
- ex-god
- gossip
- nongod
- godman
- godite
- halfgod
- goddish
- godling
- goddess
- godness
- godship
- godpapa
- godlike
- godhood
- godless
- demigod
- godmama
- godhead
- antigod
- godlore
- semigod
- godkind
- godwoman
- fathered
- undergod
- fatherer
- god-king
- housegod
- fatherly
- godpappy
- unfather
- godmother
- nonfather
- merfather
- co-father
- godparent
- fatherkin
- fatherdom
- fatherese
- biofather
- godkiller
- eldfather
- godsister
- fatherland
- babyfather
- fatherlike
- highfather
- stepfather
- fatherness
- godbrother
- fatherling
- allofather
- fathership
- godfearing
- fatherless
- lorefather
- fatherkins
- forefather
- fatherhood
- elderfather
- thunder god
- godforsaken
- goddaughter
- housefather
- forthfather
- birthfather
- grandfather
- godfatherly
- father-to-be
- motherfather
- godfatherism
- godslaughter
- shriftfather
- fatherfucker
- father-in-law
- father tongue
- godfatherless
- godfatherlike
- Church Father
- godfatherhood
- father-slayer
- father-out-law