godfatherlike
English
adj
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a mafia leader; implacable, having understated power, etc.
Etymology
Suffix from English godfather.
Origin
English
godfather
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- father English
- god English
- godfather English
- godfatherhood English
- godfatherism English
- godfatherless English
- godfatherly English
- peetvader Dutch, Flemish
- godfader Middle English