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单词 godmother
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Definition of godmother in English:

godmother

noun ˈɡɒdmʌθəˈɡɑdˌməðər
  • 1A woman who presents a child at baptism and promises to take responsibility for their religious education.

    Miss Weeton was godmother to one of his children
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When Priscilla became pregnant, she asked Sarah to be godmother to her child, Lisa.
    • S.O.B. was godmother to both boys and assumed a parental role towards them.
    • The oldest girl and I are the same age, and she's godmother to my oldest daughter.
    • You can name just one godparent, or two godmothers or godfathers.
    • The princess is godmother to their 14-year-old son Peregrine, a pupil at Winchester.
    • I can't remember the last time that you invited me to your house for a cup of coffee, even though my wife is godmother to your only child.
    • Mary had an excellent relationship with Marguerite de France, who was more than twice her age and godmother to the Dauphin, whom Mary was to marry in 1558.
    • Moreover, Virginia acted as godmother to her ninth and eleventh siblings - but not to the tenth, who had been named after a previously dead infant.
    • Christine always wanted children and so I decided to make her godmother to my second daughter, Grace.
    • She's had two more children since then… and I am godmother to them all.
    • According to Guyanese tradition, a female child will have two godmothers and one godfather, and a male child will have two godfathers and one godmother.
    • And anyway, isn't the role of the godmother to oversee the child's spiritual welfare?
    • She jokes that by the age of eight she was already a godmother to many, making promises about what she would send for them when she finally got to America.
    • Among Kucinich's Hollywood supporters is Shirley MacLaine, an old friend who is godmother to Kucinich's daughter.
    • She was a godmother to several children born in the village, and she taught in the Sunday School and she did a great deal.
    • She is godmother to Robinson's youngest son, Aubrey.
    • On April 17, 1733, she became godmother to a child of a Judge Premont.
    • His sister Tamara is a close friend of mine, and I am the godmother to her daughter, I have a great relationship with all of the Castagnolas.
    • ‘Walter's wife, Cathy, is the godmother to my second son,’ Andy says in his embracing voice.
    • Those friendships have continued: I'm godmother to one of my friend's two children, and our children are friends.
  • 2A woman who is influential or pioneering in a movement or organization.

    the godmother of the regiment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The longest, hottest night of the year brought out a crowd probably not unfamiliar with the Sixties heyday of musical protest, and they worshipped at the altar of the godmother of the art, Joan Baez.
    • Joan Brown's irreverent explorations of the conflicted roles associated with femininity make her seem as well a kind of godmother to contemporary Bad Girl artists such as Karen Kilimnik and Nicole Eisenman.
    • Canadian author Naomi Klein, the godmother of the anti-globalisation movement, considers the way marketing handles the protests against corporate power.
    • This was the freest and most fully resolved work I've seen from her, and I'm certain that Farrell's serving as godmother to it is no coincidence.
    • (She has been called a transcendentalist, a shaman, ‘the godmother of punk’ and a Sufi poet).
    • At age 83, she continues with us, strong as ever, and even more honored by her beloved community of poets - especially the community of black poets to whom she is a pioneering example and godmother.
 
 

Definition of godmother in US English:

godmother

nounˈɡädˌməT͟Hərˈɡɑdˌməðər
  • 1A woman who presents a child at baptism and promises to take responsibility for their religious education.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His sister Tamara is a close friend of mine, and I am the godmother to her daughter, I have a great relationship with all of the Castagnolas.
    • You can name just one godparent, or two godmothers or godfathers.
    • The oldest girl and I are the same age, and she's godmother to my oldest daughter.
    • I can't remember the last time that you invited me to your house for a cup of coffee, even though my wife is godmother to your only child.
    • When Priscilla became pregnant, she asked Sarah to be godmother to her child, Lisa.
    • She jokes that by the age of eight she was already a godmother to many, making promises about what she would send for them when she finally got to America.
    • Mary had an excellent relationship with Marguerite de France, who was more than twice her age and godmother to the Dauphin, whom Mary was to marry in 1558.
    • She's had two more children since then… and I am godmother to them all.
    • ‘Walter's wife, Cathy, is the godmother to my second son,’ Andy says in his embracing voice.
    • S.O.B. was godmother to both boys and assumed a parental role towards them.
    • Moreover, Virginia acted as godmother to her ninth and eleventh siblings - but not to the tenth, who had been named after a previously dead infant.
    • The princess is godmother to their 14-year-old son Peregrine, a pupil at Winchester.
    • Among Kucinich's Hollywood supporters is Shirley MacLaine, an old friend who is godmother to Kucinich's daughter.
    • She is godmother to Robinson's youngest son, Aubrey.
    • On April 17, 1733, she became godmother to a child of a Judge Premont.
    • Those friendships have continued: I'm godmother to one of my friend's two children, and our children are friends.
    • And anyway, isn't the role of the godmother to oversee the child's spiritual welfare?
    • According to Guyanese tradition, a female child will have two godmothers and one godfather, and a male child will have two godfathers and one godmother.
    • She was a godmother to several children born in the village, and she taught in the Sunday School and she did a great deal.
    • Christine always wanted children and so I decided to make her godmother to my second daughter, Grace.
  • 2A woman who is influential or pioneering in a movement or organization.

    she has been called the godmother of Quebec business
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At age 83, she continues with us, strong as ever, and even more honored by her beloved community of poets - especially the community of black poets to whom she is a pioneering example and godmother.
    • Joan Brown's irreverent explorations of the conflicted roles associated with femininity make her seem as well a kind of godmother to contemporary Bad Girl artists such as Karen Kilimnik and Nicole Eisenman.
    • The longest, hottest night of the year brought out a crowd probably not unfamiliar with the Sixties heyday of musical protest, and they worshipped at the altar of the godmother of the art, Joan Baez.
    • This was the freest and most fully resolved work I've seen from her, and I'm certain that Farrell's serving as godmother to it is no coincidence.
    • Canadian author Naomi Klein, the godmother of the anti-globalisation movement, considers the way marketing handles the protests against corporate power.
    • (She has been called a transcendentalist, a shaman, ‘the godmother of punk’ and a Sufi poet).
 
 
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