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My aunt and uncle are also my godparents.
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Swift is a godparent to Lively's children with husband Ryan Reynolds.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Her mother would visit the godparents’ shop and was treated to a bunch of free dresses, while little Oslyn made her way through the rows, rubbing those pretty dresses against her face.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Cruise ship godparents participate in a ceremony to officially name the ship.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Kurtz’s historic night came with his parents and godparents watching on from the stands at Daikin Park.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Her mother would visit the godparents’ shop and was treated to a bunch of free dresses, while little Oslyn made her way through the rows, rubbing those pretty dresses against her face.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Cruise ship godparents participate in a ceremony to officially name the ship.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Kurtz’s historic night came with his parents and godparents watching on from the stands at Daikin Park.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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“Godparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godparent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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godparent
noun
god·par·ent
-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a sponsor at baptism
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