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

Fei-Fei Li, sometimes referred to as the godmother of AI, is leading World Labs and betting big on spatial intelligence as the next wave of computing. —Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

In November 2024, Reynolds confirmed that Swift is the godmother to his and Lively’s three young daughters — James, Inez and Betty. —Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026

Parton played the on-screen godmother to her real-life goddaughter Miley Cyrus in Disney Channel's Hannah Montana. —Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026

Once godmother Libby Anschutz (daughter of Windstar owner Phil Anschutz) christened the ship and celebratory fireworks had faded from the night sky, Star Seeker departed on an eight-night voyage to San Juan, Puerto Rico, with port calls in the Dominican Republic and the British Virgin Islands. —Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 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