godmother

FREQ #12895

n. 教母, 女监护人

发音

UK /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/
其它

词形变化

godmothers 复数 godmothers godmothered godmothering godmothers 三单 godmothering 现在分词 godmothered 过去式 godmothered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    干娘

    教母

v.
  1. 1.

    To act as godmother to.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

woman godparent

相关短语

fairy godmother n. 充当临死儿童教母的仙女 faerie godmother

词源

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”).

来源：wiktionary