godmother

[god-muhth-er] / ˈgɒdˌmʌð ər /

NOUN

female sponsor

Synonyms

STRONG

elder patroness

Example Sentences

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Tonight, the beloved crooner Pancho Barraza is performing and Vallejo is going with his mom, sister, aunt and godmother.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

His mom and older sister, Jennifer, are there, along with his aunt and godmother.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The band participated in NBC's Miley's New Year's Eve Party - hosted by Cyrus - in 2022, alongside musicians including Cyrus's godmother Dolly Parton and David Byrne.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

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

She was a tiny woman and her hair was pure white, and someone had braided it into a complicated crown on top of her head so that she looked like a fairy godmother.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo