godfather, godmother

godfather, godmother
عَرَّاب \ godfather, godmother: sb. (not the parent) who promises (at a Christian child’s naming ceremony) to help the child to grow up as a good and religious person and to look after it, if the parents cannot.

Arabic-English glossary. 2015.

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