godmother

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god·moth·er /ˈɡɒdˌmʌðə $ ˈɡɑːdˌmʌðər/ noun [countable]  RRCa female godparent 教母

Examples from the Corpus

godmother• Before Cinderella is to meet the prince, her godmother appears and equips her with beautiful clothes.• There's also a big, gold jewellery box that was given to me by my godmother.• She was my godmother after all.• Alix's godmother, also named Alix, had once been to a ball in Vienna.• My regard for her was reflected in the fact that I asked her to be my son, Giles's godmother.• The parents had even asked Allitt to become Katie's godmother.• Your godmother is bedridden, Mr Beckenham.

god·moth·er nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus female a godparent

godmother
god‧moth‧er /ˈɡɒdˌmʌðə $ ˈɡɑːdˌmʌðər/ noun [countable]
a female godparent

god·motherBrE /ˈɡɒdmʌðə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɑːdmʌðər/ 🔊 nouna female godparent 教母  ➡  see also fairy godmother