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Williams-Sanders, 12, a student at HOPE Christian School: Fidelis, would help her godmother face-paint at neighborhood festivals.—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025 Theresa says her eldest twin daughters were already with their godmother.—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025 The Miss Lily’s of my life are my mother, grandmother, sister, and godmother.—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 The Royal Caribbean just announced that none other than Diana Ross—icon, mother, and music matriarch—will serve as the godmother of their newest cruise ship, Star of the Seas, set to debut in August 2025.—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for godmother
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of godmother was
before the 12th century
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