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Godparent vs Grandparent - What's the difference?

godparent | grandparent |

As nouns the difference between godparent and grandparent

is that godparent is the person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism while grandparent is the parent of someone's parent.

godparent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism
  • A godfather or godmother
  • One who cares for a child if untimely demise is met by the parents

    • grandparent

    English

    (wikipedia grandparent)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the parent of someone's parent

    • Hyponyms

    * (by grandparent's gender ) grandmother, grandfather * (by parent's gender ) maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to ancestry ) grandchild

    Derived terms

    * great grandparent * great great grandparent

    See also

    * mother * father