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1 Godfather -- rank: 1000

Godfather definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GOD'F`ATHER, n. The ... not limited. GOD'F`ATHER, v.t. To act as godfather; to take under one's fostering care. WordNet (r) 3 ... a. one that founds, supports, or inspires < made him the godfather of a whole generation of rebels — Times Literary Supplement > b ... crime syndicate II. transitive verb Date: 1780 to act as godfather to Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a male godparent. 2 ... idioms: my godfathers! euphem. my God! Webster's 1913 Dictionary Godfather God"fa`ther, v. t. To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care. [R.] -- ...

2 Compaternity -- rank: 402

... Dictionary COMPATERNITY, n. [con and paternity.] The relation of a godfather to the person for whom he answers. Webster's 1913 ... Com`pa*ter"ni*ty, n. [LL. compaternitas, fr. compater godfather; com- + pater father.] The relation of a godfather to a person. [Obs.] The relation of gossipred or compaternity ...

3 Sponsor -- rank: 402

... faith in its name, and guarantees its religious education; a godfather or godmother. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (sponsors, sponsoring, sponsored) Frequency ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Surety. 2. Godfather or godmother. Moby Thesaurus Maecenas, abettor, accept the responsibility, admirer ... exponent, fan, favorer, finance, financer, friend at court, fund, funder, godfather, godparent, grubstake, grubstaker, guarantee, guarantor, guaranty, insure, insurer, lover, mainpernor ...

4 Gaffer -- rank: 402

... gaffer, honcho, boss] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: alteration of godfather Date: 1589 1. an old man — compare gammer 2. British ... a film or television production unit. Etymology: prob. contr. of GODFATHER Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gaffer Gaf"fer, n. [Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. Gammer.] 1. An ...

5 Gossip -- rank: 317

... sponsor; one who answers for a child in baptism; a godfather. 2. A tippling companion. And sometimes lurk I in a ... also to Skr. sabh[=a] assembly.] 1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother. Should a great lady that was invited ...

6 Susceptor -- rank: 317

... 1828 Dictionary SUSCEP'TOR, n. [L.] One who undertakes; a godfather. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Susceptor Sus*cep"tor, n. [L. See Susceptible.] One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian. --Puller. Shipley.

7 Rota, Nino -- rank: 317

... many other film scores included F. F. Coppola's The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974).

8 Guarantee -- rank: 201

... depone, depose, earnest, endorse, ensure, extrajudicial oath, faith, fence, fend, godfather, godparent, guarantor, guaranty, guard, harbor, haven, indemnity, insurance, insure, insurer ...

9 Godson -- rank: 201

... male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See Godfather. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (godsons) A godson is a male ...

10 Godmother -- rank: 201

... woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See Godfather Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (godmothers) A godmother is a female ...

11 goombah -- rank: 201

... Campania) cumbà, vocative form of cumbare respected older man, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater — more at compeer Date: 1968 1 ...

12 Goddaughter -- rank: 201

... A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. [See Godfather.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a female godchild ...

13 Godchild -- rank: 201

... see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See Godfather. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (godchildren) In the Christian religion, your ...

14 Insurer -- rank: 201

... Moby Thesaurus approver, bailsman, bondsman, certifier, confirmer, cosignatory, cosigner, endorser, godfather, godparent, guarantee, guarantor, guaranty, mainpernor, mortgagor, notary, notary public, party ...

15 schm- -- rank: 201

... by preceding the initial vowel < fancy, schmancy, I prefer plain > < Godfather-shmodfather—enough already — Judith Crist >