Godparent

"Godparent" in Japanese

代父母

daifubo

(person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism)

名付け親

nazukeoya

(person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism)

教父母

kyōfubo

(person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism)

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