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My mum left my dad when I was six months old, so I don't know him at all. I had no male figures in my life, really. I had my godfather, but he's more like a grandfather, so I was quite sheltered. I've never tried to find my father.
Catherine Tate

Meaning of "godfather" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GODFATHER

godfather  [ˈɡɒdˌfɑːðə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GODFATHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Godfather is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GODFATHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Godfather

A godfather is a male godparent in the Christian tradition or a man arranged to be the legal guardian of a child in case the parents die before adulthood or the age of majority. Godfather may also refer to...

Definition of godfather in the English dictionary

The first definition of godfather in the dictionary is a male godparent. Other definition of godfather is the head of a Mafia family or other organized criminal ring. Godfather is also an originator or leading exponent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GODFATHER


Bairnsfather
ˈbɛənzˌfɑːðə
farther
ˈfɑːðə
father
ˈfɑːðə
forefather
ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə
grandfather
ˈɡrænˌfɑːðə
great-grandfather
ˌɡreɪtˈɡrændfɑːðə
great-great-grandfather
ˌɡreɪtˌɡreɪtˈɡrændˌfɑːðə
housefather
ˈhaʊsˌfɑːðə
how´s-your-father
ˈhaʊzjəˈfɑːðə
lather
ˈlɑːðə
Mithgarthr
ˈmɪðˌɡɑːðə
rather
ˈrɑːðə
stepfather
ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GODFATHER

goddaughter
godden
goddess
goddess-ship
goddesshood
Godefroy de Bouillon
Goderich
Godesberg
godet
godetia
godfather offer
godforsaken
Godhead
godhood
Godiva
godless
godlessly
godlessness
godlier
godliest

WORDS THAT END LIKE GODFATHER

all-weather
birds of a feather
breather
Fairweather
feather
foster father
gather
heather
Heavenly Father
Holy Father
leather
other
Our Father
patent leather
peacock feather
September weather
simulated leather
sunbather
tail feather
weather
white leather

Synonyms and antonyms of godfather in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «godfather» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GODFATHER

Find out the translation of godfather to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of godfather from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «godfather» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

教父
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

padrino
570 millions of speakers

English

godfather
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गॉडफादर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَرَّاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крестный отец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

padrinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধর্মপিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parrain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Godfather
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

名付け親
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Godfather
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cha đỡ đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॉडफादर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mafya babası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

padrino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ojciec chrzestny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хрещений батько
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

naș de botez
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νονός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peetpa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gudfar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gudfar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of godfather

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GODFATHER»

The term «godfather» is very widely used and occupies the 19.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GODFATHER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «godfather» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «godfather» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about godfather

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9 QUOTES WITH «GODFATHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word godfather.
1
Tom Bennett
Chris Guest is the godfather of improvisational comedy.
2
John Cusack
I think that Poe is so resonant because he represents that part of us that is in misery or sorrowful or wants to explore the darkness. He wrote a great story called 'The Imp of the Perverse' about the instinct towards self-destruction. Poe is the godfather of Goth literature and that whole movement.
3
Laurence Housman
Two more years were to go by before I knew anything about William Blake. Many years later, when his wife died, my godfather gave me the two books as a remembrance.
4
Juan Marichal
We are all so close. We are godfather to each others' kids. I was the best man at Jesus' wedding.
5
Brian McKnight
He knows I rip him off every day. He's the godfather for me. Nobody can say they aren't influenced by what Stevie Wonder has done.
6
Matthew Perry
I grew up babysitting and always enjoyed it. I love family. A couple of my closest friends have kids, and I'm their godfather, and that's one of my greatest pleasures in life, just picking them up from school and hanging out with them.
7
Steven Seagal
My CIA godfather told me he'd never heard any American speak Japanese so well.
8
Catherine Tate
My mum left my dad when I was six months old, so I don't know him at all. I had no male figures in my life, really. I had my godfather, but he's more like a grandfather, so I was quite sheltered. I've never tried to find my father.
9
Brian J. White
As a little kid, not only is my dad Jo-Jo White, but M. L. Carr is involved in the family, Red Auerbach is my godfather, and my stepmother was an Olympic-caliber sprinter. Athletes were all around. I happened to be a natural athlete. If I wasn't, it might have been hell. But I never got any pressure from my mom and dad to be an athlete.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GODFATHER»

Discover the use of godfather in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to godfather and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Godfather
Still shocking forty years after it was first published, this compelling tale of blackmail, murder and family values is a true classic.
Mario Puzo, 2012
2
The Godfather
When Mario Puzo's blockbuster saga, The Godfather, was first published in 1969, critics hailed it as one of the greatest novels of our time, and "big, turbulent, highly entertaining.
Mario Puzo, 2005
3
The Godfather
Still shocking forty years after it was first published, this compelling tale of blackmail, murder and family values is a true classic.
Mario Puzo, 2009
4
Godfather of the Kremlin: Boris Berezovsky and the looting ...
Chronicles the life of the head of one of Moscow's gangster families, who financed the reelection of Boris Yeltsin and became one of his key advisors.
Paul Klebnikov, 2000
5
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Trilogy
The essays in this volume reexamine Coppola's The Godfather trilogy from a variety of perspectives.
Nick Browne, 2000
6
The Godfather and American Culture: How the Corleones Became ...
After completing Godfather I, Coppola commented that “it's not really about the Mafia. It could just as well be about the Kennedys or the Rothschilds, about a dynasty which demands personal allegiance to a family that transcends even one's ...
Chris Messenger, 2012
7
Nino Rota's The Godfather Trilogy: A Film Score Guide
The book also discusses the sound of the Godfather films, describing and analyzing the musical subtexts underscoring a group of pivotal scenes.
Franco Sciannameo, 2010
8
The Godfather Effect: Changing Hollywood, America, and Me
The Godfather Effect skillfully analyzes the reasons behind this ongoing global phenomenon.
Tom Santopietro, 2012
9
Godfather Book
Cowie gained exclusive access to Francis Ford Coppola's archives to research the book, and interviewed Coppola himself, novelist Mario Puzo, and scores of other key personalities.
Peter Cowie, 1999
10
The Godfather: The Lost Years
' The Godfather: The Lost Years takes place in the years 1955-65, but it is built upon the story of that 'year of delicate political manoeuvring' - and how, in winning the battle of that year, Michael Corleone set the stage to lose the war: ...
Mark Winegardner, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GODFATHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term godfather is used in the context of the following news items.
1
"Like the godfather" - Fans rave over Ed Woodward following Man …
The frustrating transitional phase appears to be over and boss Louis van Gaal is assembling a squad ready to challenge for the Premier ... «Squawka Football News, Jul 15»
2
Cheng Siwei: the chemist who became China's venture capital …
... but Cheng Siwei, who died in Beijing on Sunday aged 80, will be best remembered as the "godfather" of venture capital on the mainland. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
Shivarajkumar to play Godfather?
Century Star Shivarajkumar turns a year older on Sunday, but going by the kind of action-packed films he is doing, there seems to be no ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
End of an era: Twin Supply closing storefront, liquidating stock
... tables and chairs to linens and silverware -- for the wedding scene of the Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 Oscar winning movie, ''The Godfather. «SILive.com, Jul 15»
5
Italy seizes $1.6B from real-life 'Godfather' crime families
The fictional Don Corleone from “The Godfather” was born in Corleone, Italy, the same place Italian police targeted in their latest crackdown on ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Pat Riley's Throne: How the NBA's Godfather Keeps Winning with …
Some might even call him a sore winner. He is never complacent, never completely at ease. Satisfaction is a fleeting feeling. Success, it seems ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
7
Giving up the Godfather: A Strip transaction from 40 years ago …
There are many Vegas casinos that never were, but arguably the most pivotal nonexistent project was the Godfather. It was to be built, maybe, ... «Las Vegas Weekly, Jul 15»
8
BMX Godfather Scot Breithaupt found dead aged 57
Scot Breithaupt, who helped to turn BMX into an Olympic sport, has been found dead in a homeless camp. The grim discovery of the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Rarely seen film of Bradford 'Godfather' and post-war City players …
TO the members of early Asian communities here, he was known as "The Bradford Godfather". More than 40 years ago, Mohamed Fazal ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jul 15»
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Arthur Ashe - Finding my godfather
He was your godfather, I was told. Where is he? He passed away, sadly, his life was cut short. My dad's friendship with Arthur Ashe began at the All England ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

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