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godmother
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)
- 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)
- (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.
- 1909, H. G. Wells, Tono-Bungay
References
- godmother on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Middle English
Noun
godmother
- (Late Middle English) Alternative form of godmoder
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godmama
English
Etymology
god +? mama
Noun
godmama (plural godmamas)
- (informal, dated) A godmother.
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