How do you use Godparent in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like patron or sponsor, plus the exact meaning.
Godparent meaning
- A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.
- A child's designated guardian in the case that the child's parents die.
Using Godparent
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development. | A child's designated guardian in the case that the child's parents die.
- Useful related words include: patron, sponsor, supporter.
- In the example corpus, godparent often appears in combinations such as: godparent to, and godparent.
Context around Godparent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Godparent
- In this selection, "godparent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a godparent to a and child s godparent and biological. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "godparent" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with godparent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eulaley Haco (Eulalie Hécaud) was the godparent. (7 words)
In medieval Europe, standing as a godparent to a child also created a bond of affinity. (16 words)
See the commentary for VII, 3 for information about the relation between a child's parent and godparent. (18 words)
Mann, pg. 123 Conflict with Roger II of Sicily Although Lucius had been the friend of King Roger II of Sicily and godparent to one of his children, Mann, pg. 115 the situation between the two would soon deteriorate. (39 words)
The relationship between a child's godparent and biological parent was considered so sacred at the time that intercourse between them was considered incest. (24 words)
See the commentary for VII, 3 for information about the relation between a child's parent and godparent. (18 words)
Example sentences (5)
Eulaley Haco (Eulalie Hécaud) was the godparent.
In medieval Europe, standing as a godparent to a child also created a bond of affinity.
Mann, pg. 123 Conflict with Roger II of Sicily Although Lucius had been the friend of King Roger II of Sicily and godparent to one of his children, Mann, pg. 115 the situation between the two would soon deteriorate.
See the commentary for VII, 3 for information about the relation between a child's parent and godparent.
The relationship between a child's godparent and biological parent was considered so sacred at the time that intercourse between them was considered incest.
Common combinations with godparent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- godparent to 2×
- and godparent 2×