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† coˈmmother, co-mother Obs. or dial. In 5–6 commoder. [f. com- + mother, after med.L. commāter, F. commère in same sense: cf. comered.] A name for the relationship of a godmother to the other god-parents and the actual parents of a child; = gossip, cummer, in their original sense.
c1440York Myst. ix. 143 My commodrys and my cosynes bathe. 1523Test. Ebor. (Surtees) V. 171 To my Commoder Smyth my musterdevilys gowne. 1847–78in Halliwell. 1855Whitby Gloss., Co-mother, a godmother or co-helper in the religious training of the child. |