different between godchild vs godmother

English

Noun

godchild (plural godchildren)

1. A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.

   Mary stood as godmother for little Emily, her godchild.

Synonyms

• godkid

Related terms

• goddaughter
• godfather
• godmother
• godparent
• godson
• godbrother
• godsister

Translations

Further reading

• Godparent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dog-child

English

Etymology

From Middle English godmoder, from Old English godm?dor (“godmother”), equivalent to god +? mother. Cognate with Old High German gotmuoter (“godmother”), Old Norse guðmóðir (“godmother”), Icelandic guðmóður (“godmother”), Swedish gudmoder (“godmother”), Danish gudmor (“godmother”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???dm?ð?/
• Hyphenation: god?mother

Noun

godmother (plural godmothers)

1. A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

Synonyms

• co-mother
• cummer

Hypernyms

• godparent

Hyponyms

• godchild
• goddaughter
• godson

Related terms

• godfather

Translations

Verb

godmother (third-person singular simple present godmothers, present participle godmothering, simple past and past participle godmothered)

1. (transitive) To act as godmother to.
   • 1909, H. G. Wells, Tono-Bungay

     The servants took to her – as they say – she godmothered three Susans during her rule, the coachman's, the gardener's and the Up Hill gamekeeper's.

References

• godmother on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Noun

godmother

1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of godmoder