godparent
Plural: godparents
Noun
- a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
- A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.
- A child's designated guardian in the case that the child's parents die.
Origin / Etymology
From god- + parent, modelled after godfather, godmother, godsib, etc.
Scrabble Score: 13
godparent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgodparent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
godparent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
godparent: valid Words With Friends Word