relationship of Godparent to parent

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• Godparent — A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child s baptism. Judaism has this equivalent in the circumcision ceremony. A male godparent is a godfather and a female godparent is a godmother. The child is a… …   Wikipedia

• godparent — /god pair euhnt, par /, n. a godfather or godmother. [1860 65; GOD + PARENT] * * * ▪ Christianity formally  sponsor (from Latin spondere, “to promise”) , masculine  godfather , feminine  godmother        one who stands surety for another in the… …   Universalium

• Sibling — Brother(s) and Sister(s) redirect here. For other uses, see Brother (disambiguation), Brothers (disambiguation), Sister (disambiguation), and Sisters (disambiguation) Relationships …   Wikipedia

• Incest — This article is about the variable social/legal/religious/cultural infraction of sexual relations with close kin. For the biological act of reproducing with close kin, see inbreeding. For the descriptive term for blood related kin, see… …   Wikipedia

• Kinship — For other uses, see Kinship (disambiguation). Relationships …   Wikipedia

• Summary of Decameron tales — This article contains summaries and commentaries of the 100 stories contained in Giovanni Boccaccio s The Decameron .Each story of the Decameron begins with a short heading explaining the plot of the story. The 1903 J. M. Rigg English translation …   Wikipedia

• Milk kinship — Milk kinship, formed during nursing by a non biological mother, was a form of fostering allegiance with fellow community members. This particular form of kinship did not exclude particular groups, such that class and other hierarchal systems did… …   Wikipedia

• Family name — Last name redirects here. For the song, see Last Name. Family name Frankenstein, an example of compound German family names which were typical for Jews (New Jewish Cemetery, Prague) A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a last… …   Wikipedia

• kinship — /kin ship/, n. 1. the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship. 2. relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity. [1825 35; KIN + SHIP] Syn. 1. See relationship. 1, 2. connection. 2. bearing. * * * Socially recognized relationship… …   Universalium

• In Death characters — This article describes the major and minor characters of J.D. Robb s In Death series, excepting the two protagonists, Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke. Major Characters Consists of characters that typically appear in every book, whether… …   Wikipedia

• Outline of children — Biologically, a child (plural: children) is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some definitions include the unborn (termed fetus).[1] The legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person… …   Wikipedia