godmother
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of godmother
Examples from the Web for godmother
Contemporary Examples of godmother
The boy had been back at the playground with his godmother early Sunday evening when he decided he wanted an ice.
The monster was still beyond imagining when Prince, known as P.J., told his godmother that he wanted an Italian ice.
Singled out for opprobrium was the planned exhibit on Margaret Sanger, birth-control crusader and godmother of Planned Parenthood.
A former legislative director of Ohio Right to Life, Porter is in many ways the godmother of the heartbeat movement.
I'll be the cool, hip aunt to my sibling's kids, or godmother to friend's kids.
Historical Examples of godmother
I had a godmother who made herself responsible in this way for me.
A Treatise on Parents and ChildrenGeorge Bernard Shaw
He was a M. Gerson, and was going to Belgium to take his grandson to his godmother's.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
They called her Nana, the pet name for Anna, which was her godmother's name.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
Her godmother, who saw her all in tears, asked her what was the matter.
The Fairy Tales of Charles PerraultCharles Perrault
I must say, Godmother, that you have strange taste in choosing friends.
Prince VanceEleanor Putnam