# godmother

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/ · frequency rank #32,012

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **godfather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godfather-vs-godmother)

## Common misspellings (14)
`gdomother`, `ggodmother`, `goddmother`, `godmmother`, `godmohter`, `godmotehr`, `godmotherr`, `godmothher`, `godmothre`, `godmotther`, `godmtoher`, `godomther`, `gomdother`, `ogdmother`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/godmother