All godparent synonyms
god·par·ent
G g noun godparent
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
- advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- promoter — a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.
- backer — A backer is someone who helps or supports a project, organization, or person, often by giving or lending money.
- underwriter — a person or company that underwrites policies of insurance or carries on insurance as a business.
- supporter — a person or thing that supports.
- mainstay — Nautical. the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
- angel — Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven.
- guarantor — a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
- surety — security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
- sustainer — a person or thing that sustains.
- guaranty — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- grubstaker — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- sponsor — a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
verb godparent
- bless — When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
- term — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
- immerse — to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- denominate — to give a specific name to; designate
- title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
- dub — to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- asperse — to spread false rumours about; defame
- dedicate — If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it is important.
- sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- baptize — When someone is baptized, water is put on their heads or they are covered with water as a sign that their sins have been forgiven and that they have become a member of the Christian Church. Compare christen.
- designate — When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
- baptise — to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
- entitle — Give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something.