nún noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
núni noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Arabic

3 entries

إِشْبِين noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
شِبِين noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
عَرَّاب noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Armenian

2 entries

կնքահայր noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
քավոր noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Asturian

1 entries

padrín noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

kirvə noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
mafiya babası noun (mafia leader)
vorzakon noun (mafia leader)
xaç atası noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Basque

1 entries

aitabitxi noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Belarusian

2 entries

хро́сны noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
хро́сны ба́цька noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Bulgarian

2 entries

кръ́стник noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
кръ́стник noun (mafia leader)

Catalan

1 entries

padrí noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Chavacano

1 entries

padrino noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

乾爹 /干爹 noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
代父 noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
教父 noun (mafia leader)

Czech

2 entries

kmotr noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
kmotr noun (mafia leader)

Danish

3 entries

fadder noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
gudfader noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
gudfar noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Dutch

2 entries

gevader noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
peter noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Esperanto

2 entries

baptopatro noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
baptopatro noun (mafia leader)

Finnish

2 entries

kummisetä noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
kummisetä noun (mafia leader)

French

2 entries

parrain noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
parrain noun (mafia leader)

Galician

2 entries

compadre noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
padriño noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Georgian

2 entries

ნათლია noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
ნათლიმამა noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

German

4 entries

Firmgöd noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
Firmpate noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
Gevatter noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
Gote noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Greek

2 entries

νονός noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
νονός noun (mafia leader)

Hebrew

1 entries

סנדק noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Hungarian

2 entries

keresztapa noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
keresztapa noun (mafia leader)

Ido

1 entries

baptopatro noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Indonesian

2 entries

ayah baptis noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
bapak baptis noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Ingrian

1 entries

meeskooma noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Iranian Persian

1 entries

پِدَرْخوانْدِه noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Irish

2 entries

athair baistí noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
oide baistí noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Italian

3 entries

compare noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
padrino noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
padrone noun (mafia leader)

Japanese

4 entries

ゴッドファーザー noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
代父 noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
名付け親 noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
教父 noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Javanese

1 entries

kaki among noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Korean

1 entries

대부 noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Latin

2 entries

patrinus noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
susceptorus noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Latvian

1 entries

krusttēvs noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

kmótš noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Macedonian

2 entries

кум noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
кум noun (mafia leader)

Nheengatu

1 entries

payangawa noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

dåpsvitne noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
fadder noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
gudfar noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

dåpsvitne noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
fadder noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
gudfar noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Occitan

1 entries

pairin noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Odia

1 entries

ଧର୍ମ ବାପା noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Polish

4 entries

chrzestny noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
ojciec chrzestny noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
ojciec chrzestny noun (mafia leader)
słupek noun (post used in repairing a fence)

Portuguese

2 entries

padrinho noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
padrinho noun (mafia leader)

Romanian

3 entries

naș noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
naș noun (mafia leader)
nun noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Romansch

2 entries

padregn noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
padrin noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Russian

3 entries

крёстный noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
крёстный оте́ц noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
крёстный оте́ц noun (mafia leader)

Scots

1 entries

godfaither noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

athair-baistidh noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
goistidh noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kȗm noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
kȗm noun (mafia leader)
ку̑м noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
ку̑м noun (mafia leader)

Sicilian

2 entries

cumpari noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
padrinu noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Slovak

2 entries

kmotor noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
krstný otec noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Slovene

1 entries

boter noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Spanish

2 entries

padrino noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
padrino noun (mafia leader)

Swedish

4 entries

fadder noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
gudfader noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
gudfader noun (mafia leader)
gudfar noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Tagalog

3 entries

inaama noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
ninong noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
padrino noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Tajik

1 entries

падархонди таъмидӣ noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Taos

1 entries

kumpàyliʼína noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Thai

3 entries

พ่อทูนหัว noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
พ่ออุปถัมภ์ noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
เจ้าพ่อ noun (mafia leader)

Turkish

3 entries

kirve noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
mafya babası noun (mafia leader)
vaftiz baba noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Ukrainian

4 entries

хре́сний noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
хре́сний ба́тько noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
хреще́ний noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
хреще́ний ба́тько noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Vietnamese

1 entries

cha đỡ đầu noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Volapük

1 entries

hispönan noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Welsh

1 entries

tad bedydd noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Yup'ik

1 entries

kelussnaq noun (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Sample sentences

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He stood godfather to my first son.

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My godfather gave me that red shirt.

Source: tatoeba (2761953)

My godfather gave me a watch as a gift.

Source: tatoeba (2834067)

I received a watch as a gift from my godfather.

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