godparent
nounEtymology From god- + parent, modelled after godfather, godmother, godsib, etc.
1
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.
2
A child's designated guardian in the case that the child's parents die.
- Derived terms
- fairy godparent, godparental, godparenthood, godparenting