godparent
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I learned my barista’s favorite drink before they learned mine, and I now track the status of their foster dog with the devotion of a godparent.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
Along with being a godparent for Prince George, he is also reported to be godfather to the Duke of Sussex's son, Prince Archie.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2024
The Thomases are intimately involved with the Bolicks family, according to the Post and the Arizona Mirror, which reported Justice Thomas is godparent to the Bolicks’ son.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
However, there is no right for anyone to be a godparent at a baptism, the document states.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
He gave his old business partner un abrazo, addressing him as compadre even though neither one was godparent to the other’s children.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Barnes said her godparents were, “instrumental in building this whole community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025
She said she was convinced by the daughter of one of her godparents to travel to Indonesia to start a new job as a maid.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
Another reversal came in late 2023, when the Vatican made public a statement saying it’s permissible, under certain circumstances, for transgender people to be baptized as Catholics and serve as godparents.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
In the following years, the women started enrolling tens of thousands, earning the nickname of “Madrinas del Obamacare,” or Obamacare godmothers, evoking the crucial role godparents play in Latino culture.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
This included religion; they did not name godparents for the children.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
