godparent:
(also godfather for a man, and godmother for a woman; pronunciation: the letter ‘g’ in this word rhymes with the letter ‘g’ in the word “garden” — ‘god…parent’ — for the right pronunciation, please click here)
(in Christian religion) a person who makes promises to take responsibility of a child, called godchild, at a ceremony called ‘baptism’ (a person other than the child’s own parents or very close relatives),
godparents & real parents at a baby’s baptism
The real parents of child must be very careful in choosing who is to be their child’s godparent because a godparent plays an important role in a godchild’s life.
Most celebrities tend to be the godparents of children of their close friends and try their best to make their godchildren’s future bright and purposeful.
Strangely enough, not only people but also countries need godparents, or rather godparent countries, to keep them afloat in the present day financial and trade turmoil.
As godchildren of famous people like to boast about their godparents, some godparents like to boast about their talented godchildren!
