the godfather

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English - Turkish

Definition of the godfather in English Turkish dictionary

godfather
{i} manevi baba
godfather
mafya babası
godfather
vaftiz babası
godfather
vaftiz baba

O kırmızı gömleği bana vaftiz babam verdi. - My godfather gave me that red shirt.

English - English
1969 novel by Mario Puzo about an Italian mafia family; Academy Award-winning film trilogy based on the novel by Mario Puzo (directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro)
godfather
A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child
godfather
{n} a male sponsor in baptism
godfather
A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction
godfather
A mafia leader
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To stand godfather To pay the reckoning, godfathers being generally chosen for the sake of the present they are expected to make the child at the christening or in their wills
godfather
A powerful man who is at the head of a criminal organization is sometimes referred to as a godfather. the feared godfather of the Mafia
godfather
A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post
godfather
someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
godfather
To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care
godfather
This term, as opposed to witness to a baptism, was used by members of the Episcopal Church, chiefly about Dundee and Aberdeen There was no fined number of godparents
godfather
Godmother A man or woman who sponsors a child or adult at baptism, also called a godparent
godfather
You can refer to a man who started or developed something such as a style of music as the godfather of that thing. the godfather of soul, James Brown. a violent US film, in which Marlon Brando appears as the leader of a powerful Mafia family, the Corleone family. Two other films, The Godfather Part II and The Godfather Part III, were made about the same family. The film is based on a book by Mario Puzo, and was made by Francis Ford Coppola (1972)
godfather
someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
godfather
{i} man who sponsors a child at his baptism and promises to oversee his religious education (generally a family friend)
godfather
any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
godfather
A godfather is a male godparent
godfather
a man or woman who sponsors a child at baptism, also called a Godparent
the godfather

    Hyphenation

    the god·fa·ther

    Turkish pronunciation

    dhi gädfädhır

    Pronunciation

    /ᴛʜē ˈgädˌfäᴛʜər/ /ðiː ˈɡɑːdˌfɑːðɜr/

    Etymology

    [ before consonants usually ] (definite article.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English thE, masc. demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration of sE; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article; more at THAT.
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