Help. I'm Going to be a Godfather
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In some cultures, the word for "godparent of one's child" is used for any, or certain, very close friends. This is the meaning of the Spanish compadre (literally, "co-father") and comadre ("co-mother"), the French commère and compère, and the archaic meaning of the English word gossip (from godsib, "god-sibling"). Also, the Spanish words for the godparent roles are used for members of the wedding party — padrino meaning "godfather" or "best man" and madrina meaning "godmother" or "matron of honor" — reflecting that the friends serving this role in a couple's wedding traditionally were chosen as godparents to their children.[citation needed]
Godparent is also used, in absence of a "religious reason", as a stated person (be it family member or close friend) who is responsible for the child in the event of both parents' demise or incapacitation.
Folktales often feature a fairy godmother, a fairy who acts as a mentor to a main character.
In Belgium, the Monarch is traditionally the godparent to the 7th consecutive child of one gender (i.e., the seventh son or seventh daughter) born in a family.[2]