Elder and Godfather

Elder

Elder noun - A person of advanced years.

Godfather and elder are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Godfather" with "Elder", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Word: elderly

Godfather

Godfather noun - Any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism.
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Synonyms for Godfather

Elder and godfather are semantically related in sponsor topic. You can use "Elder" instead a noun "Godfather".

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Both words in one sentence

  • Theatre / King Lear Edgar falls in with his godfather Lear, while Edmund, resentful of the world who judges him simply because he was born a bastard, decides to show everyone what a bastard he can be and seduces not just one but both of Lear's elder daughters.
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