godmother

[god-muhth-er]

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noun

a woman who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.

any female sponsor or guardian.

verb (used with object)

to act as godmother to; sponsor.

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Origin of godmother

before 1000; Middle English; Old English godmōdor. See God, mother¹

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The boy had been back at the playground with his godmother early Sunday evening when he decided he wanted an ice.
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The monster was still beyond imagining when Prince, known as P.J., told his godmother that he wanted an Italian ice.
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Singled out for opprobrium was the planned exhibit on Margaret Sanger, birth-control crusader and godmother of Planned Parenthood.
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A former legislative director of Ohio Right to Life, Porter is in many ways the godmother of the heartbeat movement.
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I'll be the cool, hip aunt to my sibling's kids, or godmother to friend's kids.
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The godmother's greatest gift, I should say, though the fable lays little stress on it, was a capacity for unalloyed delight.
The Real Adventure|Henry Kitchell Webster
You think Im happy because the money my godmother left me enabled me to marry the man of my choice, a man who was well off.
Three Plays by Brieux|Eugne Brieux
His godmother helped him out of many difficulties for there was never such a wise old woman.
The Little Lame Prince|Dinah Maria Mulock
She had never disobeyed her nurse or godmother, and had therefore never been reproved.
Old French Fairy Tales|Comtesse de Sgur
My godmother has beaten me a good deal, and I ran away from home.
The Grandee|Armando Palacio Valds

British Dictionary definitions for godmother

godmother

noun

a female godparent

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Word Origin and History for godmother

godmother

woman who sponsors one at baptism, late 13c., from god + mother (n.1). Cf. Old English godmodor.

godmother

noun

verb (used with object)

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