Godchild vs Godmother - What's the difference?
godchild | godmother |
A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.
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.
To act as godmother to.
* 1909 , H. G. Wells, Tono-Bungay
Godmother is a related term of godchild.
As nouns the difference between godchild and godmother
is that godchild is a child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew while godmother is 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.As a verb godmother is
to act as godmother to.godchild
English
Noun
(godchildren)- Mary stood as godmother for little Arny, her godchild .
Synonyms
* godkidgodmother
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* co-mother * cummerVerb
(en verb)- 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.
