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"name": "inh"
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"2": "god",
"3": "father"
},
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"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
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"expansion": "Middle Dutch godvader (“godfather”)",
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"2": "gudfader"
},
"expansion": "Danish gudfader",
"name": "cog"
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"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
"expansion": "gudfar (“godfather”)",
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"1": "sv",
"2": "gudfader"
},
"expansion": "Swedish gudfader",
"name": "cog"
},
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"args": {
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"2": "gudfar",
"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
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"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic guðfaðir (“godfather”)",
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English godfader, from Old English godfæder (“godfather”), equivalent to god- + father. Cognate with Old Saxon godfadar (“godfather”), Middle Dutch godvader (“godfather”), Danish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Swedish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Icelandic guðfaðir (“godfather”).",
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"form": "godfathers",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"pos": "noun",
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"word": "godchild"
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"word": "godmother"
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"word": "godsib"
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"Society",
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"name": "Male family members",
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"Male people",
"Family",
"Male",
"People",
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"Human",
"Biology",
"Psychology",
"Sociology",
"All topics",
"Sciences",
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"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."
],
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"Christianity",
"Christianity"
],
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"christening",
"christening"
],
[
"Christian",
"Christian"
],
[
"godparent",
"godparent"
],
[
"baptism",
"baptism"
]
],
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"(Christianity) 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."
],
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"Christianity"
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"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šibīn",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "شِبِين"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "knkʻahayr",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "կնքահայր"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʻavor",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"dialectal"
],
"word": "քավոր"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrín"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "kirvə"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "xaç atası"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "aitabitxi"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "krǎstnik",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кръстник"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrí"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "cbk",
"lang": "Chavacano",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "padrino"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "乾爹"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gāndiē",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "干爹"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dàifù",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "代父"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kmotr"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"common-gender",
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fadder"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gudfar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gudfader"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "peter"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gevader"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "baptopatro"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "kummisetä"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "parrain"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padriño"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "compadre"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "natlimama",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "ნათლიმამა"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "natlia",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ნათლია"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Pate"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Firmpate"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Patenonkel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Alemannic",
"Swiss",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Götti"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taufpate"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gevatter"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taufzeuge"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"regional"
],
"word": "Gote"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Austrian",
"Bavarian",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Göd"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Austrian",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taufgöd"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Austrian",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Firmgöd"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "nonós",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "νονός"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "sandak",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "סנדק"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "keresztapa"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "baptopatro"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "bapak baptis"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "meeskooma"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "athair baistí"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "oide baistí"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "it",
"english": "godfather of one's child",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "compare"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "it",
"english": "one's own godfather",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrino"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"alt": "だいふ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "daifu",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "代父"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"alt": "きょうふ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōfu",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "教父"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "goddofāzā",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "ゴッドファーザー"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"alt": "なづけおや nazukeoya",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "名付け親"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "kaki among"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "daebu",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "대부"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "patrinus"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "susceptorus"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "krusttēvs"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kum",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кум"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gudfar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fadder"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "dåpsvitne"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gudfar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fadder"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "dåpsvitne"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pairin"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "dhôrmô bapa",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "ଧର୍ମ ବାପା"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ojciec chrzestny"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 0 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chrzestny"
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"5": "godfather"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "god",
"3": "father"
},
"expansion": "god- + father",
"name": "pre"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "godfadar",
"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon godfadar (“godfather”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "godvader",
"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch godvader (“godfather”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "gudfader"
},
"expansion": "Danish gudfader",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "gudfar",
"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
"expansion": "gudfar (“godfather”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "gudfader"
},
"expansion": "Swedish gudfader",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "gudfar",
"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
"expansion": "gudfar (“godfather”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "guðfaðir",
"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic guðfaðir (“godfather”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English godfader, from Old English godfæder (“godfather”), equivalent to god- + father. Cognate with Old Saxon godfadar (“godfather”), Middle Dutch godvader (“godfather”), Danish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Swedish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Icelandic guðfaðir (“godfather”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "godfathers",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "godfather (plural godfathers)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
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{
"word": "godparent"
}
],
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"god‧father"
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"word": "godchild"
},
{
"word": "goddaughter"
},
{
"word": "godmother"
},
{
"word": "godparent"
},
{
"word": "godsib"
},
{
"word": "godson"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"en:Christianity"
],
"glosses": [
"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."
],
"links": [
[
"Christianity",
"Christianity"
],
[
"christening",
"christening"
],
[
"Christian",
"Christian"
],
[
"godparent",
"godparent"
],
[
"baptism",
"baptism"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Christianity) 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."
],
"topics": [
"Christianity"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2023 May 2, Josh Taylor, Alex Hern, “‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton quits Google and warns over dangers of misinformation”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
"text": "The man often touted as the godfather of AI has quit Google, citing concerns over the flood of misinformation, the possibility for AI to upend the job market, and the “existential risk” posed by the creation of a true digital intelligence.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Someone who plays a key role in fostering the development of something."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) Someone who plays a key role in fostering the development of something."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Crime"
],
"glosses": [
"A mafia leader."
],
"links": [
[
"crime",
"crime"
],
[
"mafia",
"mafia"
]
],
"qualifier": "crime",
"raw_glosses": [
"(crime) A mafia leader."
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɒdfɑːðə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-godfather.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/En-us-godfather.ogg/En-us-godfather.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/En-us-godfather.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šibīn",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "شِبِين"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "knkʻahayr",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "կնքահայր"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʻavor",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"dialectal"
],
"word": "քավոր"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrín"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "kirvə"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "xaç atası"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "aitabitxi"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "krǎstnik",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кръстник"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrí"
},
{
"code": "cbk",
"lang": "Chavacano",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "padrino"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "乾爹"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gāndiē",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "干爹"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dàifù",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "代父"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kmotr"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"common-gender",
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fadder"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gudfar"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gudfader"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "peter"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gevader"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "baptopatro"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "kummisetä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "parrain"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padriño"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "compadre"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "natlimama",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "ნათლიმამა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "natlia",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ნათლია"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Pate"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Firmpate"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Patenonkel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Alemannic",
"Swiss",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Götti"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taufpate"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gevatter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taufzeuge"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"regional"
],
"word": "Gote"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Austrian",
"Bavarian",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Göd"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Austrian",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Taufgöd"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"Austrian",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Firmgöd"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "nonós",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "νονός"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "sandak",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "סנדק"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "keresztapa"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "baptopatro"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "bapak baptis"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "meeskooma"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "athair baistí"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "oide baistí"
},
{
"code": "it",
"english": "godfather of one's child",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "compare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"english": "one's own godfather",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrino"
},
{
"alt": "だいふ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "daifu",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "代父"
},
{
"alt": "きょうふ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōfu",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "教父"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "goddofāzā",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "ゴッドファーザー"
},
{
"alt": "なづけおや nazukeoya",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "名付け親"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "kaki among"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "daebu",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "대부"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "patrinus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "susceptorus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "krusttēvs"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kum",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кум"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gudfar"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fadder"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "dåpsvitne"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gudfar"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fadder"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "dåpsvitne"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pairin"
},
{
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "dhôrmô bapa",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "ଧର୍ମ ବାପା"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ojciec chrzestny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chrzestny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrinho"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "naș"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nun"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrin"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padregn"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krjóstnyj otéc",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "крёстный оте́ц"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "godfaither"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "athair-baistidh"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "goistidh"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kum"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"english": "godfather of one's child",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural",
"singular"
],
"word": "cumpari"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"english": "one's own godfather",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrinu"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"english": "reflects his relationship to the baptized child",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "krstný otec"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"english": "reflects his relationship to the parents of the baptized child",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kmotor"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boter"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kmótš"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrino"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gudfar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gudfader"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fadder"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "inaama"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "ninong"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "padrino"
},
{
"code": "twf",
"lang": "Taos",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "kumpàyliʼína"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "pɔ̂ɔ-tuun-hǔua",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "พ่อทูนหัว"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "pɔ̂ɔ-ù-bpà-tǎm",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "พ่ออุปถัมภ์"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "vaftiz baba"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "kirve"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xreščenyj batʹko",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хрещений батько"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xreščenyj",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хрещений"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "cha đỡ đầu"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "hispönan"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tad bedydd"
},
{
"code": "esu",
"lang": "Yup'ik",
"sense": "man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
"word": "kelussnaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"word": "mafiya babası"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"word": "vorzakon"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "krǎstnik",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кръстник"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kmotr"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"word": "baptopatro"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"word": "kummisetä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "parrain"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Pate"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "nonós",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "νονός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"word": "keresztapa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrone"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "oyabun",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"word": "親分"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kum",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кум"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ojciec chrzestny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "padrinho"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "naș"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krjóstnyj otéc",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "крёстный оте́ц"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kum"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gudfader"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jâao-pɔ̂ɔ",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"word": "เจ้าพ่อ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mafia leader",
"word": "mafya babası"
}
],
"word": "godfather"
}
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"name": "inh"
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"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
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"4": "",
"5": "godfather"
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "god",
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"args": {
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"3": "",
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"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
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{
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"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
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"name": "m"
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{
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"3": "",
"4": "godfather"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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{
"form": "godfathers",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "godfathering",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "godfathered",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "godfathered",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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}
],
"hyphenation": [
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1996, Ann Lane, The Rise and Fall of the Grand Alliance, 1941–45, page 61",
"text": "Hull objected violently that aid had not been used to extract commitments on postwar economic policy; the joint chiefs had wanted bases; others in the military still wanted Britain to play only a minor, if any, role in the Pacific; and they were all apparently angry at the Treasury for godfathering the Quebec Agreement.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2006, Robert Evans, The Kid Stays in the Picture, page 5",
"text": "But months before, he'd agreed to godfather the premiere of The Godfather.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2007 August 3, John F. Burns, “At Hussein Grave, Legend Lives as Fury Simmers”, in New York Times",
"text": "The grave site, humble as it is, reflects something more than a hometown’s determination to honor a fallen son, something that seems irreducible in the politics of Iraq: the refusal of the Sunni minority, who ruled Iraq for centuries until Mr. Hussein’s overthrow, to reconcile themselves to the assumption of power by the Shiite majority who won elections godfathered by the American occupation authority.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To act as godfather or guardian to."
],
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"guardian"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, often figuratively) To act as godfather or guardian to."
],
"tags": [
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"often",
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}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɒdfɑːðə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-godfather.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/En-us-godfather.ogg/En-us-godfather.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/En-us-godfather.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"word": "godfather"
}
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