"godmother" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-godmother.wav [Southern-England] Forms: godmothers [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|godmoder}} Middle English godmoder, {{inh|en|ang|godmōdor|t=godmother}} Old English godmōdor (“godmother”), {{pre|en|god|mother}} god- + mother, {{cog|goh|gotmuoter|t=godmother}} Old High German gotmuoter (“godmother”), {{cog|non|guðmóðir|t=godmother}} Old Norse guðmóðir (“godmother”), {{cog|is|guðmóður|t=godmother}} Icelandic guðmóður (“godmother”), {{cog|sv|gudmoder|t=godmother}} Swedish gudmoder (“godmother”), {{cog|da|gudmor|t=godmother}} Danish gudmor (“godmother”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} godmother (plural godmothers)
  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. Categories (topical): Christianity, Female family members Synonyms: co-mother, cummer Hypernyms: godparent Derived forms: faerie godmother, fairy godmother, horse-godmother Related terms: godfather, godchild, goddaughter, godsib, godson Translations (woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner): կնքամայր (knkʻamayr) (Armenian), madrina [feminine] (Asturian), amabitxi (Basque), padrina [feminine] (Catalan), padrina (Chavacano), 乾娘 (Chinese Mandarin), 干娘 (gānniáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 教母 (jiàomǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kmotra [feminine] (Czech), gudmor (Danish), gudmoder (Danish), meter [feminine] (Dutch), baptopatrino (Esperanto), kummitäti (Finnish), marraine [feminine] (French), madriña [feminine] (Galician), ნათლიდედა (natlideda) (Georgian), ნათლია (natlia) [neuter] (Georgian), Patin [feminine] (German), Patentante [feminine] (German), Taufpatin [feminine] (German), Gotte [Alemannic, Swiss, feminine] (German), Firmgodl [Austrian, feminine] (German), Firmpatin [feminine] (German), Godel [South-German, feminine] (German), Godl [Austrian, Bavarian, feminine] (German), Gote [feminine, regional] (German), Taufgodl [Austrian, feminine] (German), Gevatterin [feminine] (German), νονά (noná) [feminine] (Greek), keresztanya (Hungarian), baptomatro (Ido), ibu baptis (Indonesian), naiskooma (Ingrian), máthair bhaistí [feminine] (Irish), comare (english: godmother of one's child) [feminine] (Italian), madrina (english: one's own godmother) [feminine] (Italian), 教母 (kyōbo) (alt: きょうぼ) (Japanese), 代母 (daibo) (alt: だいぼ) (Japanese), nini among (Javanese), matrina [feminine] (Latin), krustmāte (Latvian), kmótša [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), кума (kuma) [feminine] (Macedonian), mârraine [feminine] (Norman), gudmor [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gudmor [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mairina [feminine] (Occitan), مادرخوانده (mâdarxânde) (Persian), مادرندر (mâdarandar) (Persian), matka chrzestna (Polish), chrzestna [feminine] (Polish), madrinha (english: reflects the relationship to the baptized child) [feminine] (Portuguese), comadre (english: reflects the relationship to the parents of the baptized child, not to the child) [feminine] (Portuguese), nașă [feminine] (Romanian), nună [feminine] (Romanian), madritscha [feminine] (Romansch), madretscha [feminine] (Romansch), крёстная мать (krjóstnaja matʹ) [feminine] (Russian), muime [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), màthair-bhaiste [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), bana-ghoistidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cummari (english: godmother of one's child) [feminine, plural, singular] (Sicilian), madrina (english: one's own godmother) [feminine] (Sicilian), krstná mama (english: reflects the relationship to the baptized child) [feminine] (Slovak), kmotra (english: reflects the relationship to the parents of the baptized child, not to the child) [feminine] (Slovak), madrina [feminine] (Spanish), comadre [feminine] (Spanish), gudmor [common-gender] (Swedish), gudmoder [common-gender] (Swedish), inaama (Tagalog), ninang (Tagalog), madrina (Tagalog), kumàyliʼína (Taos), แม่ทูนหัว (mɛ̂ɛ-tuun-hǔua) (Thai), แม่อุปถัมภ์ (mɛ̂ɛ-ù-bpà-tǎm) (Thai), хрещена мати (xreščena maty) [feminine] (Ukrainian), хрещена (xreščena) [feminine] (Ukrainian), матка (matka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), кума (kuma) [feminine] (Ukrainian), mẹ đỡ đầu (Vietnamese), spönan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), jispönan [feminine] (Volapük), mam fedydd [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-godmother-en-noun-Jq-478dW Disambiguation of Christianity: 99 1 Disambiguation of Female family members: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with god- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with god-: 73 27

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-godmother.wav [Southern-England] Forms: godmothers [present, singular, third-person], godmothering [participle, present], godmothered [participle, past], godmothered [past]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|godmoder}} Middle English godmoder, {{inh|en|ang|godmōdor|t=godmother}} Old English godmōdor (“godmother”), {{pre|en|god|mother}} god- + mother, {{cog|goh|gotmuoter|t=godmother}} Old High German gotmuoter (“godmother”), {{cog|non|guðmóðir|t=godmother}} Old Norse guðmóðir (“godmother”), {{cog|is|guðmóður|t=godmother}} Icelandic guðmóður (“godmother”), {{cog|sv|gudmoder|t=godmother}} Swedish gudmoder (“godmother”), {{cog|da|gudmor|t=godmother}} Danish gudmor (“godmother”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} godmother (third-person singular simple present godmothers, present participle godmothering, simple past and past participle godmothered)
  1. (transitive) To act as godmother to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-godmother-en-verb-bkpmaPFY

Inflected forms

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        {
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        {
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        }
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          "word": "co-mother"
        },
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          "word": "cummer"
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        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "knkʻamayr",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "կնքամայր"
        },
        {
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "madrina"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "amabitxi"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "padrina"
        },
        {
          "code": "cbk",
          "lang": "Chavacano",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "padrina"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "乾娘"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gānniáng",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "干娘"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiàomǔ",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "教母"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kmotra"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "gudmor"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "gudmoder"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "meter"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "baptopatrino"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "kummitäti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "marraine"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "madriña"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "natlideda",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "ნათლიდედა"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "natlia",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ნათლია"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Patin"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Patentante"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Taufpatin"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "Alemannic",
            "Swiss",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Gotte"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "Austrian",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Firmgodl"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Firmpatin"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "South-German",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Godel"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "Austrian",
            "Bavarian",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Godl"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "regional"
          ],
          "word": "Gote"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "Austrian",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Taufgodl"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Gevatterin"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "noná",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "νονά"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "keresztanya"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "baptomatro"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "ibu baptis"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "naiskooma"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "máthair bhaistí"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "english": "godmother of one's child",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "comare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "english": "one's own godmother",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "madrina"
        },
        {
          "alt": "きょうぼ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyōbo",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "教母"
        },
        {
          "alt": "だいぼ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "daibo",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "代母"
        },
        {
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "nini among"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "matrina"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "krustmāte"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "kuma",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "кума"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mârraine"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gudmor"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gudmor"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mairina"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mâdarxânde",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "مادرخوانده"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mâdarandar",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "مادرندر"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "matka chrzestna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "chrzestna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "english": "reflects the relationship to the baptized child",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "madrinha"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "english": "reflects the relationship to the parents of the baptized child, not to the child",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "comadre"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nașă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nună"
        },
        {
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "madritscha"
        },
        {
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "madretscha"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "krjóstnaja matʹ",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "крёстная мать"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "muime"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "màthair-bhaiste"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bana-ghoistidh"
        },
        {
          "code": "scn",
          "english": "godmother of one's child",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural",
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "cummari"
        },
        {
          "code": "scn",
          "english": "one's own godmother",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "madrina"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "english": "reflects the relationship to the baptized child",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "krstná mama"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "english": "reflects the relationship to the parents of the baptized child, not to the child",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kmotra"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kmótša"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "madrina"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "comadre"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gudmor"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gudmoder"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "inaama"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "ninang"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "madrina"
        },
        {
          "code": "twf",
          "lang": "Taos",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "kumàyliʼína"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mɛ̂ɛ-tuun-hǔua",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "แม่ทูนหัว"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mɛ̂ɛ-ù-bpà-tǎm",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "แม่อุปถัมภ์"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "xreščena maty",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "хрещена мати"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "xreščena",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "хрещена"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "matka",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "матка"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "kuma",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "кума"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "word": "mẹ đỡ đầu"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "spönan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jispönan"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mam fedydd"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɒdmʌðə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-godmother.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
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}

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      },
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    },
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      "form": "godmothers",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      "form": "godmothering",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "godmothered",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "godmothered",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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    "god‧mother"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "ref": "1909, H. G. Wells, Tono-Bungay",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
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        "(transitive) To act as godmother to."
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɒdmʌðə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-godmother.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms prefixed with god-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "en:Christianity",
    "en:Female family members"
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    {
      "word": "faerie godmother"
    },
    {
      "word": "fairy godmother"
    },
    {
      "word": "horse-godmother"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gudmoder",
        "t": "godmother"
      },
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        "2": "gudmor",
        "t": "godmother"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish gudmor (“godmother”)",
      "name": "cog"
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      "word": "godparent"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "word": "godfather"
    },
    {
      "word": "godchild"
    },
    {
      "word": "goddaughter"
    },
    {
      "word": "godsib"
    },
    {
      "word": "godson"
    }
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        ],
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        [
          "godparent",
          "godparent"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɒdmʌðə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-godmother.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "word": "co-mother"
    },
    {
      "word": "cummer"
    }
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "knkʻamayr",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "կնքամայր"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madrina"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "amabitxi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "padrina"
    },
    {
      "code": "cbk",
      "lang": "Chavacano",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "padrina"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "乾娘"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gānniáng",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "干娘"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiàomǔ",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "教母"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kmotra"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "gudmor"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "gudmoder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meter"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "baptopatrino"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "kummitäti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marraine"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madriña"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "natlideda",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "ნათლიდედა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "natlia",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ნათლია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Patin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Patentante"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Taufpatin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "Alemannic",
        "Swiss",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gotte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "Austrian",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Firmgodl"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Firmpatin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "South-German",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Godel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "Austrian",
        "Bavarian",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Godl"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "Gote"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "Austrian",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Taufgodl"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gevatterin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "noná",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "νονά"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "keresztanya"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "baptomatro"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "ibu baptis"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "naiskooma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "máthair bhaistí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "godmother of one's child",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "one's own godmother",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madrina"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょうぼ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōbo",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "教母"
    },
    {
      "alt": "だいぼ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "daibo",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "代母"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "nini among"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "matrina"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "krustmāte"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kuma",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кума"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mârraine"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gudmor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gudmor"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mairina"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mâdarxânde",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "مادرخوانده"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mâdarandar",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "مادرندر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "matka chrzestna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chrzestna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "english": "reflects the relationship to the baptized child",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madrinha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "english": "reflects the relationship to the parents of the baptized child, not to the child",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comadre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nașă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nună"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madritscha"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madretscha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krjóstnaja matʹ",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "крёстная мать"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "muime"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "màthair-bhaiste"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bana-ghoistidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "english": "godmother of one's child",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "cummari"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "english": "one's own godmother",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madrina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "english": "reflects the relationship to the baptized child",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krstná mama"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "english": "reflects the relationship to the parents of the baptized child, not to the child",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kmotra"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kmótša"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madrina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comadre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gudmor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gudmoder"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "inaama"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "ninang"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "madrina"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "kumàyliʼína"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mɛ̂ɛ-tuun-hǔua",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "แม่ทูนหัว"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mɛ̂ɛ-ù-bpà-tǎm",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "แม่อุปถัมภ์"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xreščena maty",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хрещена мати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xreščena",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хрещена"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "matka",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "матка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kuma",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кума"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "word": "mẹ đỡ đầu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spönan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jispönan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mam fedydd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "godmother"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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        "t": "godmother"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "present",
        "singular",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "godmothered",
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      "form": "godmothered",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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          "ref": "1909, H. G. Wells, Tono-Bungay",
          "text": "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.",
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        "(transitive) To act as godmother to."
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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}

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