Definition of godmother
: a woman who sponsors a person at baptism
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Examples of godmother in a Sentence
Her aunt is also her godmother.
Recent Examples of godmother from the Web
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The event featured the ship's godmother, actress and Grammy-winning singer/rapper Queen Latifah.
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Shakur, a former Black Panther and godmother of rapper Tupac Shakur, later escaped to Cuba and is still on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, though many still question her conviction.
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Lady Jane's daughter, Laura Fellowes, is a godmother to Princess Charlotte.
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Charlye Kate Davenport, my godmother, passed away on Easter Sunday.
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Williams, godmother to the girl’s mother, was clearly exasperated over how something so trivial as bickering on Facebook could turn so tragic.
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Today, the cousins are still very close, and Laura is one of Princess Charlotte's godmothers.
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The first day was an hours-long ceremony, where her godfather and godmother conducted an initiation.
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The 3,954-passenger ship will sail from Barcelona until making its way to New York for a naming ceremony in May featuring the ship’s godmother Queen Latifah.
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First Known Use of godmother
before 12th century
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: a girl or woman who is a sponsor for someone at baptism
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