Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A godparent, in Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism. A male godparent is a godfather and a female godparent is a godmother. A godparent may be related to the child, such as an uncle or an aunt, or may simply be a friend of the family. See also: The Godfather, a novel and movie. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.