»geistl. Vater«, Zeuge der christl. Taufe (in der kath. Kirche auch Firmung) u. Bürge für die Erziehung des getauften Kindes im christl. Glauben.
ETYM AS. godfaeder. Related to Gossip.
1. Any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism.
2. Someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild.
ETYM AS. godmoedor.
Any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism.