godmother
English
/ˈɡɒdmʌðə/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English godmoder inherited from Old English godmōdor (godmother) compound from English god + English mother (fermented culture).
Origin
English
mother
Gloss
fermented culture
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afgod English
- allomother English
- antigod English
- antimother English
- babymother English
- beemother English
- begod English
- biomother English
- birthmother English
- co-mother English
- demigod English
- den mother English
- eldermother English
- eldmother English
- ex-god English
- exgod English
- foremother English
- giddy English
- god English
- god-king English
- godbrother English
- goddaughter English
- goddess English
- goddish English
- godfather English
- godfearing English
- godforsaken English
- godhead English
- godhood English
- godite English
- godkiller English
- godkind English
- godless English
- godlike English
- godling English
- godlore English
- godly English
- godmama English
- godman English
- godmotherhood English
- godmotherly English
- godness English
- godpapa English
- godpappy English
- godparent English
- gods English
- godship English
- godsister English
- godslaughter English
- godson English
- godwoman English
- gossip English
- grandmother English
- halfgod English
- housegod English
- housemother English
- mermother English
- mismother English
- mother English
- mother-in-law English
- mother-out-law English
- mother-to-be English
- motherboard English
- motherchucker English
- mothercraft English
- motherdom English
- mothered English
- motherer English
- motherese English
- motherfather English
- motherfouler English
- motherfucker English
- motherfucking English
- motherful English
- motherhood English
- motherhouse English
- motherhumper English
- motherish English
- motherism English
- motherist English
- motherkin English
- motherkins English
- motherland English
- motherless English
- motherlike English
- motherling English
- motherlove English
- motherlover English
- motherloving English
- motherly English
- motherment English
- motherness English
- motherwort English
- mothery English
- nongod English
- nonmother English
- othermother English
- overmother English
- semigod English
- skygod English
- stepmother English
- sungod English
- thunder god English
- undergod English
- ungod English
- unmother English
- gud Swedish
- gudmoder Swedish
- moder Swedish
- godmōdor Old English
- god Middle English
- godmoder Middle English
- moder Middle English
- guðmóðir Old Norse
- gado Sranan Tongo
- motha Kriol
- god
- gods
- godly
- ungod
- begod
- giddy
- exgod
- afgod
- godson
- sungod
- skygod
- ex-god
- gossip
- mother
- nongod
- godman
- godite
- halfgod
- godling
- goddish
- goddess
- godness
- godship
- godpapa
- godlike
- godhood
- godless
- demigod
- godmama
- godhead
- antigod
- godlore
- semigod
- godkind
- mothery
- godwoman
- motherer
- undergod
- god-king
- unmother
- mothered
- housegod
- motherly
- godpappy
- beemother
- mismother
- nonmother
- motherist
- co-mother
- motherism
- motherdom
- godparent
- godkiller
- motherish
- motherkin
- godfather
- eldmother
- motherese
- mermother
- godsister
- biomother
- motherful
- motherhood
- motherness
- motherwort
- motherling
- babymother
- stepmother
- antimother
- motherment
- foremother
- motherless
- motherland
- godbrother
- allomother
- motherkins
- godfearing
- motherlove
- den mother
- motherlike
- overmother
- thunder god
- godforsaken
- housemother
- othermother
- motherlover
- goddaughter
- mothercraft
- motherboard
- motherhouse
- godmotherly
- grandmother
- birthmother
- eldermother
- motherloving
- motherfucker
- motherfather
- motherfouler
- motherhumper
- godslaughter
- mother-to-be
- motherfucking
- motherchucker
- godmotherhood
- mother-in-law
- mother-out-law