god ‧ fa ‧ ther /ˈɡɒdˌfɑːðə $ ˈɡɑːdˌfɑːðər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a male ↑ godparent
2 . informal the head of a criminal organization such as the ↑ mafia
3 . the godfather of something someone who began or developed something such as a type of music:
Afrika Bambaataa, the Godfather of hip hop