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godparent

[god-pair-uhnt, -par-] / ˈgɒdˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær- /




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And the Godparent Home certainly wasn’t offering housing, health care, or the kind of significant support a young single mother might need after they had their babies.

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2025

I really came to understand that a place like the Liberty Godparent Home is a symptom of a much larger problem.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

She’s doing much more than a typical aunt or Godparent would, and focusing heavily on material things that are not going to make up for the loss of Emily’s parents.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2021

He had recently opened a home for pregnant women in Lynchburg, which later became Liberty Godparent Home, and he told stories of their difficult lives from the pulpit.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 11, 2019




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