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親分 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • godfather noun A man who sponsors a child's baptism and promises to help guide their religious upbringing.

Senses

親分 is used for these senses in English:

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.

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