Godparent vs Godmother

Godparent [ ˈgɒdˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær- ]

A godparent (also known as a sponsor, or gossiprede), in infant baptism practicing denominations of Christianity, is someone who bears witness to a child's christening and later is willing to help in their catechesis, as well as their lifelong spiritual formation. In the past, in some countries, the role carried some legal obligations as well as religious responsibilities. In both religious and civil views, a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take an interest in the child's upbringing and personal development, to offer mentorship or claim legal guardianship of the child if anything should happen to the parents.[4][5] A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother. The child is a godchild (i.e. godson for boys and goddaughter for girls).

• a godfather or godmother.
• a person who stands sponsor to another at baptism

Godmother [ ˈgɒdˌmʌð ər ]

A godmother is a female godparent in the Christian tradition; she is present at the christening of the child and promises to see that the child is raised to be a Christian. She may also offer mentorship and/or claim legal guardianship of the child as her own if needed due to circumstances.

• a woman who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
• any female sponsor or guardian.
• to act as godmother to; sponsor.
• a female godparent

• advocate
• backer
• benefactor
• patron
• promoter
• supporter
• underwriter
• angel
• guarantor
• mainstay

• elder
• patroness

• 1. We hopeful godparents are getting seriously impatient.
• 2. His godparents were to be her sister Sarah, young Jonna and Bob Lamb.
• 3. Godparents agree to educate their godchild in the practice of the Christian faith.
• 4. For her,(http://sentencedict.com) the designation of godparent is a sacred trust.
• 5. Meanwhile, another person, a grandparent or godparent perhaps, will get invaluable alone time with the baby.
• 6. We suggest that it enables the parents to pay a compliment to close friends by inviting them to be godparents.
• 7. Would it, Celia debated with herself, be wrong now to ask her to become a godparent?
• 8. Compadrazgo relations are set up through the ritual sponsorship of the church system of appointing godparents for children.
• 9. Next best to family-and sometimes better-are friends who are willing to be godparents.
• 10. He explained that the purpose of Confirmation was to confirm the promises made by our godparents at our baptism.

• 1. Cinderella's fairy godmother helped her go to the ball.
• 2. The fairy godmother waved her wand.
• 3. You'll need a fairy godmother to get you out of your present difficulties.
• 4. The fairy godmother waved her magic wand over the cabbages and they turned into horses.
• 5. The duty of a godmother is to make you learn your catechism.
• 6. The company played fairy godmother by deciding to sponsor the club for a further five years.
• 7. godmother to the child?
• 8. Your godmother is bedridden, Mr Beckenham.
• 9. She was my godmother after all.
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