ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English godmoder, from Old English godmōdor, from god + mōdor mother — more at mother
: a woman who sponsors a person at baptism
for each male child to be baptized the rubric … requires two godfathers and one godmother — R.P.Crum