Godmother

Noun

 * 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.

Synonyms

 * co-mother
 * cummer

Related terms

 * godchild
 * goddaughter
 * godfather
 * godparent
 * godson

Translations

 * Basque: amabitxi
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 乾娘, 干娘, 教母
 * Czech:
 * Danish: gudmor, gudmoder
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, Patentante
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 教母, 代母
 * Latvian: krustmāte
 * Macedonian:


 * Occitan:
 * Polish: matka chrzestna, chrzestna
 * Portuguese: (reflects the relationship to the baptized child);  (reflects the relationship to the parents of the baptized child, not to the child)
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: muime, màthair-bhaiste
 * Slovak: krstná mama (reflects the relationship to the baptized child); (reflects the relationship to the parents of the baptized child, not to the child)
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Taos: kumàyli’ína
 * Volapük: spönan,  jispönan