Synonyms:
godmother
Meaning: any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
Usage examples
'Do not cry so, dear child,' said the godmother.
'I am your godmother, and have come to pay you a visit.
Underneath was always written: "From your loving godmother, Elizabeth Lloyd Sherman."
Do you know what I should really like, only of course it's not possible;--to be godmother to his first child."
When the time comes to have them christened you will invite me to be godmother to the princess, and this is how you must send the invitation.
A thick cloud suddenly filled the hall, so that for a moment all was dark. Then the mist suddenly grew bright, and Dotterine's godmother was seen standing there.
When they had finished eating, the godmother led the child back, and on the way taught her the words she must say to the basket when she wanted it to give her something.
After the feast was over and the guests were going away, the godmother laid the baby in the cradle, and said to the queen, 'Whenever the baby goes to sleep, be sure you lay the basket beside her, and leave the eggshells in it.
Every day the little girl seemed to grow prettier, and people used to say she would soon be as beautiful as her godmother, but no one knew, except the nurse, that at night, when the child slept, a strange and lovely lady bent over her.
The girl was clever with her fingers, and was occupied all day with getting ready their smart clothes, but at night when she went to bed she always dreamed that her godmother bent over her and said, 'Dress your young ladies for the feast, and when they have started follow them yourself.