godmother

noun

god·​moth·​er ˈgäd-ˌmə-t͟hər 

: a woman who sponsors a person at baptism

Examples of godmother in a Sentence

Her aunt is also her godmother.

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2015, after the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s daughter Princess Charlotte, Laura was asked to be a godmother. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

In fact, the association’s founder, Cristina Ozores, is the godmother of Explora III. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026

Structured as a coming-of-age narrative, the novel sets Lenny’s small domestic world—her parents, her brother Adi, her godmother, and, above all, her Hindu nanny Ayah—against the hardening politics outside it. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

The following year, King welcomed Leo and chose Swift as his godmother. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing godmother

• fairy godmother

Rhymes for godmother

• another
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• mother
• nother
• other
• smother
• souther

Kids Definition

godmother

noun

god·​moth·​er ˈgäd-ˌmət͟h-ər 

also ˈgȯd-

: a female sponsor at baptism