GODMOTHER


Meaning of GODMOTHER in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.