godmother
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a…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.
» She's my godmother.
Sie ist meine Patentante. — Esperantostern
Sie ist meine Patin. — samueldora
Она моя крёстная. — sharptoothed
Вона моя хресна. — deniko
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1 sensesA 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.
Patin, Patentante, Taufpatin
крёстная матьkrjóstnaja matʹ, крёстнаяkrjóstnaja
хреще́на ма́тиxreščéna máty, хреще́наxreščéna, хре́сна ма́тиxrésna máty
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
Examples
20 sentencesShe's my godmother.
Вона моя хресна. — deniko
ruОна моя крёстная. — sharptoothed
deSie ist meine Patentante. — Esperantostern
Who is your godmother?
Хто у тебе хресна? — deniko
ruКто у тебя крёстная? — Selena777
deWer ist Ihre Taufpatin? — Manfredo
I like my godmother.
I really like my godmother.
Who's your godmother?
deWer ist deine Patentante? — driini
Translations
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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
plural: godmothers| Singular | godmother |
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