Meaning

1 senses

  1. To act as godmother to.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. She's my godmother.

    Вона моя хресна. — deniko

    ruОна моя крёстная. — sharptoothed

    deSie ist meine Patentante. — Esperantostern

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  2. Who is your godmother?

    Хто у тебе хресна? — deniko

    ruКто у тебя крёстная? — Selena777

    deWer ist Ihre Taufpatin? — Manfredo

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  3. I like my godmother.

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  4. I really like my godmother.

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  5. Who's your godmother?

    deWer ist deine Patentante? — driini

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Origin

From Middle English godmoder, from Old English godmōdor (“godmother”), equivalent to god-

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”).

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Forms

godmothers, godmothering, godmothered, godmothered
Base formgodmother · to godmother
3rd person singulargodmothers
Present participlegodmothering
Past simplegodmothered
Past participlegodmothered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygodmother
he, she, itgodmothers

Past simpleLesson

all personsgodmothered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave godmothered
he, she, ithas godmothered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill godmother

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
godfathergodforsakengodlessgodsendgodsongoergoggles
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