<P> A godparent ( also known as a sponsor ) , in many denominations of Christianity , is someone who bears witness to a child 's baptism , although the term has also been used in a legal sense . In both religious and civil views , a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take an interest in the child 's upbringing and personal development , and to take care of the child should anything happen to the parents . A male godparent is a godfather , and a female godparent is a godmother . The child is a godchild ( i.e. godson for boys and goddaughter for girls ) . </P>
<P> A godparent ( also known as a sponsor ) , in many denominations of Christianity , is someone who bears witness to a child 's baptism , although the term has also been used in a legal sense . In both religious and civil views , a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take an interest in the child 's upbringing and personal development , and to take care of the child should anything happen to the parents . A male godparent is a godfather , and a female godparent is a godmother . The child is a godchild ( i.e. godson for boys and goddaughter for girls ) . </P>
what are the responsibilities of a god parent
what are the responsibilities of a god parent
to take an interest in the child 's upbringing and personal development , and to take care of the child should anything happen to the parents
to take an interest in the child 's upbringing and personal development , and to take care of the child should anything happen to the parents