godmother

[god-muhth-er] / ˈgɒdˌmʌð ər /

NOUN

female sponsor

Synonyms

STRONG

elder patroness

Example Sentences

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“I will feel like her godmother, aunt, older sister, whatever for the rest of my life,” says Kulukundis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Tonight, the beloved crooner Pancho Barraza is performing and Vallejo is going with his mom, sister, aunt and godmother.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The band participated in NBC's Miley's New Year's Eve Party - hosted by Cyrus - in 2022, alongside musicians including Cyrus's godmother Dolly Parton and David Byrne.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

It belonged to Jean's godmother Jeanne Baudot, a friend and student of Renoir's, who passed the painting on to her inheritors.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

I didn’t even know who my fairy godmother was.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine