English

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