Godfather+or+godmother

  • 31sponsor — /ˈspɒnsə / (say sponsuh) noun 1. someone who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing. 2. someone who makes an engagement or promise on behalf of another; a surety. 3. someone who answers for an infant at baptism, making the required… …

  • 32gossip — ► NOUN 1) casual conversation or unsubstantiated reports about other people. 2) chiefly derogatory a person who likes talking about other people s private lives. ► VERB (gossiped, gossiping) ▪ engage in gossip. DERIVATIVES gossiper noun …

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  • 33gossiper — gossip ► NOUN 1) casual conversation or unsubstantiated reports about other people. 2) chiefly derogatory a person who likes talking about other people s private lives. ► VERB (gossiped, gossiping) ▪ engage in gossip. DERIVATIVES gossiper noun …

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  • 34gossipy — gossip ► NOUN 1) casual conversation or unsubstantiated reports about other people. 2) chiefly derogatory a person who likes talking about other people s private lives. ► VERB (gossiped, gossiping) ▪ engage in gossip. DERIVATIVES gossiper noun …

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  • 35sponsor — [spän′sər] n. [L, surety < spondere, to promise solemnly < IE base * spend , to bring a libation, vow > Gr spendein, to promise, spondē, libation] 1. a person or agency that undertakes certain responsibilities in connection with some… …

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  • 36god|par|ent — «GOD PAIR uhnt», noun. a godfather or godmother; sponsor …

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  • 37spon|sor — «SPON suhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a person or group of persons responsible for a person or thing: »the sponsor of a law, the sponsor of a student applying for a scholarship. 2. a person who makes a formal promise or pledge on behalf of another;… …

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  • 38god·par·ent — /ˈgɑːdˌperənt/ noun, pl ents [count] : a person who promises to help teach and guide someone in religious matters as part of a Christian baptism ceremony : a godfather or godmother My aunt and uncle are also my godparents …

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  • 39João Pedro Mouzinho de Albuquerque — (Lisbon, May 1736 ndash; Leiria, 1802 (some say ca/bef. 1815)) was a Portuguese nobleman.LifeA son of Pedro Mamede Mouzinho de Albuquerque and second wife Maria Micaela Tavares de Mesquita, he was baptized at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora …

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  • 40Godparent — A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child s baptism. Judaism has this equivalent in the circumcision ceremony. A male godparent is a godfather and a female godparent is a godmother. The child is a… …

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