padrino
/paˈdɾino/ · B1 · noun · m
godfather
🤵 padre + -ino = little father, a second father who sponsors you
From Late Latin patrinus, built on pater (father). Your padrino stands beside you like a backup father: at your baptism, your wedding or graduation, or, in bullfighting, when a senior matador makes a novillero a full matador.