Godfather

(noun.) someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild.

(noun.) any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism.

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• He has also consulted Mr. Bell--Frederick's godfather, you know, mamma; and it is arranged that we go to live in Milton-Northern. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Godfather and godson do credit to one another. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He hung fondly by his godfather's side, and it was his delight to walk in the parks and hear Dobbin talk. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I'm George's godfather, and just come back from India. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• His daughter married a member of Parliament, and the Bishop of Carlisle stood godfather to one of the children. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• William was the godfather of the child, and exerted his ingenuity in the purchase of cups, spoons, pap-boats, and corals for this little Christian. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Frederick's godfather--your old tutor at Oxford, don't you mean? 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• He was my godfather, and excessively attached to me. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• If it's any advantage to your charming godchild--and oh, a precious godfather she has got! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Emanuel is her guardian; some say her godfather. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Nobody got into the prison from whom he derived anything useful or good, and she could find no patron for him but her old friend and godfather. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• When he started up, the Godfather Break of Day was peeping at its namesake. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• With a returning suspicion that something might have betrayed him to her, he answered, interrogatively, 'My godfathers and my godmothers, dear love? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Marian was our boy's godmother, and Pesca and Mr. Gilmore (the latter acting by proxy) were his godfathers. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• On either side rode Conrade of Mont-Fitchet, and Albert de Malvoisin, who acted as godfathers to the champion. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.

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