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Meanings of
godmother
in English
Russian
крёстная мать
Portuguese
madrinha
Spanish
madrina
Back to the meaning
Female godparent.
godfather
godchild
Related terms
kinship
Russian
крёстная мать
Usage of
godmother
in English
1
I could have repeated myself, but my
godmother
had certainly heard me.
2
Cinderella wandering wistfully in the glass-bead section looking for a fairy
godmother
.
3
But I don't send gifts, and I don't ask to be
godmother
.
4
The gift of grace had been added by the fairy
godmother
nature.
5
His
godmother
took him in her arms and embraced him many times.
6
Jane ran to her fairy
godmother
;
through Mrs. Bates everything appeared possible.
7
The
godmother
was Natalya Andreyevna Velikosvyetsky, and the godfather Pavel Ivanitch Bezsonnitsin.
8
And I will be her
godmother
,
and endow her for the Elizabeth.
9
When his daughter was born, he asked me to be her
godmother
.
10
And as Duchess of Burgundy you shall be
godmother
to my sons.
11
No, I content myself with taking the part of a fairy
godmother
.
12
She had had a son; one of Ralph's aunts was its
godmother
.
13
I rose, and bade good-night to my
godmother
and M. de Bassompierre.
14
Tamara and her
godmother
did not meet until nearly lunchtime next day.
15
I felt a sudden giddiness, but my
godmother
did not notice it.
16
That quiet radiancy of my
godmother
seemed to diffuse itself over everything.
Other examples for "godmother"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
godmother
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
fairy godmother
dear godmother
old godmother
stand godmother
have a godmother
More collocations
Translations for
godmother
Russian
крёстная мать
Portuguese
madrinha
Spanish
madrina
Godmother
through the time
Godmother
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common