godmother
/ˈɡɒdmʌðə(r)/noun
उच्चारण गॉड्मदर
धर्म-माता, गॉडमदर
Core word
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a female godparent
धर्म-माता, गॉडमदर
- Her aunt agreed to be the baby's godmother.
- The godmother held the baby gently during the christening ceremony.
- Her godmother gave her a gold chain on her baptism day.
+ 2 more examples
- He asked his aunt to be the godmother of his daughter.
- The godmother stood beside the parents during the ceremony.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
godmother (religious sense)
A godmother is a woman who promises at a Christian baptism to help the child to live a good life.
Godmother वह स्त्री है जो ईसाई baptism में बच्चे को अच्छा जीवन जीने में मदद का वचन देती है।
- She is my sister's godmother.
- Radhika's aunt agreed to be a godmother.
- A godmother is chosen for her good character.
fairy godmother
In stories a fairy godmother is a magic helper; in everyday talk it means someone who unexpectedly helps.
कहानियों में fairy godmother एक जादुई सहायिका होती है; रोज़मर्रा की बातचीत में वह व्यक्ति जो अचानक मदद कर दे।
- In Cinderella, the fairy godmother makes a coach from a pumpkin.
- The scholarship was like a fairy godmother for her.
godmother to / of somebody
Use 'to' or 'of' with the child's name.
बच्चे के नाम के साथ 'to' या 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She is godmother to two girls.
- He is the godmother's nephew.
godmother as founder
Godmother can also mean a woman who is the founder or protector of something.
Godmother किसी चीज़ की संस्थापिका या संरक्षिका स्त्री के लिए भी आता है।
- She is the godmother of the city's music scene.
+Collocations 5
adjective + godmother
kindfairyproudgenerouselderly
- A kind godmother paid the child's school fees.
verb + godmother
becomeaskchoosethankvisit
- They asked a close friend to be the godmother.
godmother + noun
giftroledutyblessinginvitation
- The godmother gift was a Bible.
godmother + of
godmother of the babygodmother of the projectgodmother of the movement
- She is the godmother of the women's literacy movement.
godmother + gift
silver cupgold chainprayer bookfirst dress
- The godmother gave a silver cup.
“More examples 6
- The godmother carried the baby to the priest at the church door.
godmother बच्चे को गिरजाघर के द्वार पर पादरी के पास ले गई।
- Radhika loved the fairy tale in which a fairy godmother helps a poor girl.
राधिका को वह परीकथा पसंद थी जिसमें fairy godmother एक गरीब लड़की की मदद करती है।
- His godmother sent him a new school bag every year.
उसकी godmother हर साल उसे नया स्कूल बैग भेजती थी।
- She became godmother to her best friend's twins.
वह अपनी सबसे अच्छी सहेली के जुड़वाँ बच्चों की godmother बनी।
- A godmother usually attends the child's first communion.
Godmother प्रायः बच्चे के पहले communion में उपस्थित होती है।
- The godmother lit a candle for the child at the end of the ceremony.
समारोह के अंत में godmother ने बच्चे के लिए मोमबत्ती जलाई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is godmother of my sister since last year.
✓ She has been godmother to my sister since last year.
Use the present perfect with 'since'.
'Since' के साथ present perfect का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The godmother gave a gift to she.
✓ The godmother gave a gift to her.
After a preposition use the object pronoun 'her'.
Preposition के बाद object pronoun 'her' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
fairy godmother
(in children's stories) a woman with magic powers who appears and helps somebody, or a person who helps you when you badly need it
परी माँ, (संकट में) मदद करने वाला फ़रिश्ता
- In the story, Cinderella's fairy godmother turns a pumpkin into a coach.
- A fairy godmother paid the poor girl's college fees.