godmother
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godmother
- /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English godmoder, from Old English godmōdor (“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”).
noun godmothers
verb godmothers · godmothering · godmothered
- To act as godmother to. 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.
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noun woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner
| Español | madrina, comadre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대모 daemo |
| 日本語 | 教母 kyōbo, 代母 daibo |
| 中文 | 乾娘 /干娘 gānniáng, 教母 jiàomǔ |
| Português | madrinha, comadre |
| Français | marraine |
| Deutsch | Patin, Patentante, Taufpatin, Firmpatin, Gote, Gevatterin |
| Italiano | comare, madrina |
| Ελληνικά | νονά noná |
| Română | nașă, nună |
| Русский | крёстная мать krjóstnaja matʹ, крёстная krjóstnaja |
| Tiếng Việt | mẹ đỡ đầu |
| العربية | عَرَّابَة ʕarrāba, إِشْبِينَة ʔišbīna |
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title = {godmother},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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