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单词 godmother
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godmother

[ god-muhth-er ]
/ ˈgɒdˌmʌð ər /
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noun

a woman who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
any female sponsor or guardian.

verb (used with object)

to act as godmother to; sponsor.

Origin of godmother

before 1000; Middle English; Old English godmōdor;see origin at god, mother1

Words nearby godmother

godless, godlike, godling, godly, God-man, godmother, Godolias, Godolphin, godown, go downhill, go down in history
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British Dictionary definitions for godmother

godmother
/ (ˈɡɒdˌmʌðə) /

noun

a female godparent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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