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Meanings of
godmother
in inglés
ruso
крёстная мать
portugués
madrinha
español
madrina
Back to the meaning
Female godparent.
godfather
godchild
Related terms
kinship
español
madrina
Antonyms
Examples for "
godfather
"
godfather
godchild
Examples for "
godfather
"
1
Suddenly in the midst of the general embarrassment my
godfather
exclaimed brutally:
2
He really is a
godfather
of good feature writing in New Zealand.
3
The court heard Waipouri was
godfather
to two of Mr Murphy's children.
4
His part in the performance was that of
godfather
to the bishop.
5
Jean perceived nothing; he had forgotten the promise made to his
godfather
.
1
To be
godchild
of the Pope was no longer possible in England.
2
Letter has just come, and I am demented about my new
godchild
!
3
There was in his manner none of his usual tenderness to his
godchild
.
4
Does not my
godchild
seem to be developing new characteristics, Stephen?
5
Oh, say yes, and I will give thee a duchy for my
godchild
.
Usage of
godmother
in inglés
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
ruso
крёстная мать
portugués
madrinha
español
madrina
Godmother
through the time
Godmother
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common