Pate — meaning in English

English meaning

• godfather noun A man who sponsors a child's baptism and promises to help guide their religious upbringing.
• godparent noun Someone who promises, usually at a baptism or naming ceremony, to help bring up a child, especially in matters of faith.

Senses

Pate is used for these senses in English:

• godfather (Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
• godfather (crime) A mafia leader.
• godparent 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.

godfather — full definition

1. noun A man who sponsors a child's baptism and promises to help guide their religious upbringing.
2. noun Someone regarded as a founding or guiding figure in a field.
3. noun Informal: the leader of an organized crime family.

godparent — full definition

1. noun Someone who promises, usually at a baptism or naming ceremony, to help bring up a child, especially in matters of faith.
2. noun A person chosen to look after a child if the child's parents should die.

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