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My aunt and uncle are also my godparents.
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Other guests included Princess Beatrice's sister, Princess Eugenie, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, singer James Blunt and his wife, Sofia Wellesley, who is reportedly one of Athena’s godparents.
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
There was a first-of-its-kind godparent christening.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
One of the godparents of the AI revolution, LeCun joined the Facebook-Instagram-WhatsApp parent more than a decade ago to create Facebook’s AI Research lab.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2025
The couple said Jimmy and Sarah Hansen were their godparents at their wedding.
—Alex Haddon, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
There was a first-of-its-kind godparent christening.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
One of the godparents of the AI revolution, LeCun joined the Facebook-Instagram-WhatsApp parent more than a decade ago to create Facebook’s AI Research lab.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2025
The couple said Jimmy and Sarah Hansen were their godparents at their wedding.
—Alex Haddon, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for godparent
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“Godparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godparent. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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godparent
noun
god·par·ent
-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a sponsor at baptism
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