[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a man who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.", "any male sponsor or guardian.", "(often initial capital letter)a powerful leader, especially of the Mafia.", "a person who is regarded as the originator or principal shaper of a movement, school of thought, art form, industry, or the like:the godfather of abstract expressionism."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to act as godfather to; be sponsor or protector for."]}]