Synonyms for godfather
ˈgɒdˌfɑ ðərgod·fa·ther

Princeton's WordNet

1. godfathernoun

   any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

2. godfathernoun

   someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild

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1. • Godparent
   • Patron

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1. godfathernoun

   Synonyms:
   sponsor

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1. List of paraphrases for "godfather":

   sponsor, sponsoring, nominating

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1. Alfonso Cuarón:

   I grew up watching foreign language films and learning so much from them and being inspired -- films like' Citizen Kane,'' Jaws,'' Rashomon,'' The Godfather' and' Breathless...' Claude Chabrol said,' There are no waves, there's only the ocean,' i think that the nominees tonight have proven that we are part of the same ocean.

2. De Niro:

   'Godfather' was the first that I remember, movie, that was like a big blockbuster, then came other movies. I might have this wrong, like some of the Spielberg films and so on, but when ['The Godfather: Part II'] came, I said this might be a good chance that it'll be a success.

3. Alfonso Cuaron:

   Films like 'Citizen Kane,' 'Jaws,' 'Rashomon,' 'The Godfather' and 'Breathless,'.

4. Francis Ford Coppola:

   Robert Evans had strong instincts as evidenced by the long list of great films in Robert Evans career, when I worked with Bob, some of his helpful ideas included suggesting John Marley as Woltz and Sterling Hayden as the Police Captain, and John Marley as Woltz ultimate realization that' The Godfather' could be 2 hours and 45 minutes in length ; also, making a movie out of' The Cotton Club' — casting Richard Gere and Gregory Hines, and bringing Milena Canonero, George Faison, Richard Sylbert, and many other talented people to work on the film. May The Kid always stay in the picture.

5. Russell Wayne Baker:

   A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.