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Word entry · 9 letters

godmother

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"Baptism sponsor"

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/Part of speech nounSorted deghmoortStarts with GEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • The servants took to her – as they say – she godmothered three Susans during her rule, the coachman's, the gardener's and the Up Hill gamekeeper's.

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