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godmother

[god-muhth-er] / ˈgɒdˌmʌð ər /
NOUN
female sponsor
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In “Cinderella,” she said, the fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a carriage, and Koskey said she’s hoping her own fairy godmother will turn “a pumpkin into my old house again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

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

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, Meta head Mark Zuckerberg, X owner Elon Musk and AI "godmother" Fei-Fei Li are among those depicted on one of the magazine's two covers.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 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 wished her godmother would use the shush-balloons that other instructors did.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton