godmother
SubstantivVerbin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈɡɒdmʌðə//
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
Substantiv
- 1
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
Herkunft
From Middle English godmoder, from Old English godmōdor (“godmother”), equivalent to god- + mother. Cognate with Old High German gotmuoter (“godmother”), Old Norse guðmóðir (“godmother”), Icelandic guðmóður (“godmother”), Swedish gudmoder (“godmother”), Danish gudmor (“godmother”).
Verb
- 1
To act as godmother to.
The servants took to her – as they say – she godmothered three Susans during her rule, the coachman's, the gardener's and the Up Hill gamekeeper's.
Formen
- Plural
- godmothers
- Präteritum
- godmothered
- Partizip II
- godmothered
- Partizip I
- godmothering
- 3. Person Singular
- godmothers
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