Meaning & use
godmother
A woman who sponsors a child at baptism and promises to help guide their upbringing.
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My godmother gave me a small silver cross on the day of my christening.
She asked her closest friend to be the godmother of her newborn daughter.
A note on using this word
Godmother is also used figuratively, as in fairy godmother, for someone who provides magical or generous help.
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