godparenting
Baptismal sponsor role
Godparenting is serving as a godparent—taking on the role of spiritual sponsor for a child at baptism, with traditional responsibilities for the child's religious upbringing.
The term extends to any ongoing mentorship or protective guidance of someone else's child: She took her godparenting duties seriously, attending every school play.
Ritual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- sponsorFunder of activities
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
confirmation · faith · church · prayer · rite · religion · devotion · ceremony
Advice for decisions
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- counselorOne who advises
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- supportTo uphold or sustain
nurture · influence · wisdom · encouragement · confidant · educator · example · bond
Protective caretaker of another
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- protectionGuarding against harm
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- responsibilityState of being answerable
wardship · safekeeping · custody · trusteeship · watchfulness · conservatorship · foster · surrogate
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- sponsorFunder of activities
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
blessing · confirmation · faith · church · prayer · rite · religion · devotion · ceremony · covenant
guidance
Advice for decisions
support · nurture · influence · wisdom · encouragement · confidant · educator · example · bond · affection
guardian
Protective caretaker of another
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- protectionGuarding against harm
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
responsibility · wardship · safekeeping · custody · trusteeship · watchfulness · conservatorship · foster · surrogate · adoptive
godparentingblood relation
Person sharing your ancestry
legal guardianship · consanguinity · foster parenting · step-parenting
godparentingchild neglect
Failure to care for minors
child abandonment · child abuse · disownment · child endangerment · estrangement
godfather, godmother, godchild, godparents, godson, godparent, goddaughter