godparent

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

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

Claudia Vittoria Salas, a 55-year-old transgender tailor and house cleaner, said she had already served as a godparent to three of her nieces and nephews back home in Jujuy, in northern Argentina.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

The document also explores Bishop Negri's other questions, including whether trans people can be a godparent.

From BBC ● 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

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

If the new breed of outdoor magazines had a family tree, The Surfer’s Journal might be the parents, maybe the godparents.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

He has invited transgender Romans to his weekly audience and recently said trans people can serve as godparents and witnesses at weddings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

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 June, I went to stay with my godparents, the Weiners, in South Carolina and attend an arts camp where they taught.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter