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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGodmother
/ˈɡɒdˌmʌðər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A woman who sponsors a child's baptism and assumes a special relationship with the child.
"She was chosen to be the godmother of the baby, promising to guide her through life." - 2
A woman who acts as a guardian or protector.
"In the community, she was seen as a godmother figure, always looking out for the children."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'godmother' originates from the Old English 'gōdmodor', where 'gōd' means 'good' and 'modor' means 'mother'. Historically, it referred to a woman who sponsors a child's baptism, thus taking on a spiritual role akin to that of a mother.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Godmother" is said worldwide
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대모
Transliteration: daemo
"그녀는 아이의 대모로 선택되었다."
Marraine
Transliteration: maʁɛn
"Elle a été choisie comme marraine de l'enfant."
Patin
Transliteration: ˈpaːtɪn
"Sie wurde zur Patin des Kindes gewählt."
Madrina
Transliteration: maˈdriːna
"È stata scelta come madrina del bambino."
Madrina
Transliteration: maˈðɾina
"Ella fue elegida como madrina del niño."
Madrinha
Transliteration: maˈdɾĩɲɐ
"Ela foi escolhida como madrinha da criança."
गॉडमदर
Transliteration: gāḍmadara
"वह बच्चे की गॉडमदर बनी।"
教母
Transliteration: jiàomǔ
"她被选为孩子的教母。"
ゴッドマザー
Transliteration: goddomazā
"彼女は子供のゴッドマザーに選ばれた。"
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