Godfather
Godfather noun - Any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism.
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Synonyms for Godfather
Lead
Lead verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.
Usage example: the salesclerk led us through the maze of options now available to television buyers
Godfather and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Godfather" instead a verb "Lead".
Both words in one sentence
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Made Men in The Godfather 2 don't look that much different from the dime-a-dozen mooks they lead but are much better fighters and can come back for more if you don't kill them the right way.
Source: King Mook -
In A Simple Wish, Martin Short plays Murray, the world's first and only fairy godfather, whose first assignment is to grant a little girl's wish that her father could get the lead role in a Broadway musical...while simultaneously fighting an evil fairy-godmother-turned-Wicked Witch's plot.
Source: Fairy Godmother
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