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godfather
[ god-fah-ther ]
noun
- a man who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
- any male sponsor or guardian.
- (often initial capital letter) a powerful leader, especially 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.
verb (used with object)
- to act as godfather to; be sponsor or protector for.
godfather
/ 藞伞蓲诲藢蹿蓱藧冒蓹 /
noun
- a male godparent
- the head of a Mafia family or other organized criminal ring
- an originator or leading exponent
the godfather of South African pop
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 驳辞诲顎僨补顎卼丑别谤路濒测 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of godfather1
Example Sentences
The principal 鈥渃onvinced her parents that this behavior by Baldenebro was normal because he was her godfather,鈥 according the a pretrial brief.
Hopps was a wealth of information about Dada godfather Marcel Duchamp, whose now legendary 1963 retrospective he had organized for the Pasadena Art Museum.
鈥淚f I was to describe Big U鈥檚 role in rap, he would definitely be the godfather,鈥 Khalifa said.
Known as the 鈥済odfather of Asian American journalism,鈥 he collected accolades for his work and became a vocal advocate for Asian American visibility in media.
Jean-Pierre Maldera, described by French media as a "godfather" of the local mafia in the 1980s, was reportedly chased in his car and shot as he travelled up the A41 motorway on Wednesday morning.
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