The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A woman who sponsors a person at baptism.
n. One that has a relationship to another person or to something that is the equivalent of being a baptismal sponsor: the godmother to a new generation of physicians.
n. 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.
v. To act as godmother to.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See godfather
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See godfather, 1.
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n. any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
Word Usage
"When I got home I called my godmother, Ann Ward, for advice on this spiritual conflict before me."