Examples of godparent in a Sentence
My aunt and uncle are also my godparents.
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Fernández issued a decree explicitly allowing transgender godparents and baptisms of transgender people.
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Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
In fact, the royal couple are godparents to two of his children.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Lindsay Lohan’s son has some fairly random godparents.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
However, the Vatican announced in October the church would allow trans people to be baptized and serve as godparents under some circumstances.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2024
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Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
In fact, the royal couple are godparents to two of his children.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Lindsay Lohan’s son has some fairly random godparents.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
However, the Vatican announced in October the church would allow trans people to be baptized and serve as godparents under some circumstances.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Godparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godparent. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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godparent
noun
god·par·ent
-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a sponsor at baptism
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