Definition
A godparent or godsibling; a person who shares a spiritual kinship through being a godparent or godchild in religious ceremonies.
Etymology
From Old English 'god' (god) plus 'sib' (sibling, relative, from Proto-Germanic 'sibja' meaning family). Originally 'godsib' meant a godparent, and later extended to spiritual siblings. The word evolved from religious sponsorship practices in medieval Christianity.
Kelly Says
Before 'godparent' became standard, English speakers used 'godsib' to describe these spiritual relatives—it's a reminder that different cultures emphasize different family relationships, and language changes to match what matters to a society!
Translations
BNবাংলা
গোদভাই
go-d-bha-ee
CACatalà
compadre
kom-pa-dray
ESEspañol
compadre
kom-pa-dray
FAفارسی
پدرخوانده
pa-der-khoan-deh
FRFrançais
parrain
par-ran
HAHA
ma'aikata
ma-ai-ka-ta
HIहिन्दी
गोदभाई
go-d-bha-ee
HUMagyar
keresztapja
ker-eszt-ap-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
kakek
ka-kek
ITItaliano
compadre
kom-pa-dray
JA日本語
ゴッドファーザー
goddo faazaa
KKKK
келіншек
ke-lin-shek
KO한국어
우정의 아버지
u-jeong-ui a-beo-ji
MSBahasa Melayu
bapa saudara
ba-pa so-ra-du
NLNederlands
peetvader
peet-va-der
PLPolski
chrzestny ojciec
hrzest-ny oy-tseyt
PTPortuguês
padrinho
pa-drin-yoh
RUРусский
крестный отец
krestnyy otets
SVSvenska
faddrar
fad-dar
SWKiswahili
mzazi
m-za-zi
TAதமிழ்
மறைமாவட்டத் தந்தை
ma-rai-ma-vat-tat-than-thai
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్ ఫాదర్
gud-d-fa-dher
UKУкраїнська
хрещений батько
hre-st-yen ba-t-ko
VITiếng Việt
cha chú
cha chu
ZUZU
umfowethu
oom-fo-we-thu