Finnish - English
Definition of kummi in Finnish English dictionary
- godparent
- The person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism
- A godfather or godmother
- One who cares for a child if untimely demise is met by the parents
- {i} one who sponsors a child at his baptism and promises to oversee his religious education (generally a family friend)
- a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
- In the Christian religion, if you are the godparent of a younger person, you promise to help bring them up in the Christian faith. someone who promises at a baptism ceremony to help a child, and to teach him or her Christian values