代だい親しん

noun

godparent

Refers to a person who sponsors a child at baptism or serves as a guardian in a religious context. Not a common everyday term; mostly used in Christian settings.

• 彼かれは私わたしの代だい親しんです。

  He is my godparent.

• 洗せん礼れい式しきで代だい親しんが子こ供どもの名な前まえを呼よんだ。

  At the baptism, the godparent called the child's name.