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Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

1. 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.
2. A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
3. A mafia leader.

Translations

• ttbc Italian: padrino
• ttbc Japanese: 名付け親 (なづけおや, nadzuke-oya), 教父 (きょうふ, kyōfu)
• ttbc Romanian: naş
• ttbc Scottish Gaelic: athair-baistidh , oide-baistidh
• ttbc Slovak: krstný otec (reflects his relationship to the baptized child); kmotor (reflects his relationship to the parents of the baptized child)
• ttbc Spanish: padrino

Related terms

• godchild
• goddaughter
• godmother
• godparent
• godson

• The Godfather (album), an album by Hector El Father featuring many artists.
• The Godfather (novel), a 1969 novel by Mario Puzo about the fictitious Italian Mafia family headed by Don Vito Corleone
  • The Godfather, the 1972 film based on the novel
  • The Godfather Part II, the 1974 sequel to the first film
  • The Godfather Part III, the third film in the trilogy, released in 1990
  • The Godfather: The Game, a 2006 video game based on the novel and film
• Crime boss, as a nickname adopted from the novel of the same name
• Varalaru - History of Godfather, a 2006 Tamil film starring Ajith Kumar and Asin Thottumkal
• Godfather (1991 film), a Malayalam film directed by the Siddique and Lal starring N.N. Pillai, Mukesh, and Innocent Vincent
• Godfather (cocktail), a cocktail made with Italian Amaretto and Scotch whisky
• The Godfather, one of Grimm's Fairy Tales
• The GodFather, a mass music renaming/tagging computer program
• Charles Wright (wrestler), a wrestler who used the pseudonym "The Godfather"
• Godfather (band), a sleaze/funk/hip hop band from Cambridge, UK
• The Godfathers, an alternative rock band from London, England
• God the Father, part of the Christian Trinity

Honorary title

• Godfather of Soul, James Brown
• Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop
• Godfather of Funk, George Clinton (funk musician)
• Godfather of Grunge, Neil Young
• Godfather of Irish Music, Tommy Makem
• Godfather of Hip Hop, Afrika Bambaataa
• Godfather of Latin Jazz, Ray Barretto
• Godfather of Go-go, Chuck Brown
• Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles
• Godfather of Nu Metal, Ross Robinson
• Godfather of Fitness, Jack LaLanne
• Godfather of Cantopop, Roman Tam
• Godfather of Historic Preservation, Charles E. Peterson
• Godfather of Grappling, Gene LeBell
• People known as the father or mother of something

See also

• Godmother (disambiguation)