godfather

English Thesaurus

1. someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild (noun.person)

hypernym	:	patron, sponsor, supporter,
definition	:	someone who supports or champions something (noun.person)

2. any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism (noun.person)

hypernym	:	godparent,
definition	:	a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism (noun.person)