godmother
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It belonged to Jean's godmother Jeanne Baudot, a friend and student of Renoir's, who passed the painting on to her inheritors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Elle wanted to understand the extent of Miles's deception, so we travelled with her to meet his godmother, Annamaria.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
She adds she’s been in nurturing positions her entire life — to her younger sister Elle, and to the daughters of her best friend, who are 5 and 2, as their godmother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
She’s also godmother to actor Kevin McKidd’s two youngest children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
She wished her godmother would use the shush-balloons that other instructors did.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
The entire vibe around Sunday was fueled by female empowerment thanks to riot grrrl godmothers Bikini Kill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ronni Lundy, one of the godmothers of contemporary Appalachian cuisine, writes about this in her 2016 cookbook “Victuals.”
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
The questioner has since been identified as Hussey, who served as the late Queen Elizabeth II’s lady in waiting for more than 60 years and is one of William’s godmothers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
“I’m convinced that if all my aunts, my godmothers my grandparents had seen campaigns like this … they would have a different outcome today.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Our godmothers waited on us hand and foot, and we began to enjoy and even revel in the attention.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
