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god-grandmother

god-grandmother noun: the mother of one’s godparent.

Noun

god-grandmother (plural god-grandmothers)

  1. The mother of one’s godparent.
    • The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Hamiter of Waskon, Texas, was the scene Easter Sunday of a reunion of the Hamiter and Ellis families following the christening service of Mr. and Mrs. Hamiter’s son, Dickson Ellis Hamiter, at the First Methodist church, with the Rev. S. M. Dunnam, Jr., officiating...1951 April 8, “Reunion of Hamiter And Ellis Families Is Held in Waskom”, in The Shreveport Times, volume LXXVII, number 312, Shreveport, La., page a11
    • The bridegroom’s grandmother, Mrs. Roland Pasho, of Anderson, and the bride’s god-grandmother, Mrs. Oscar Bransky, of Palm Beach, Fla., had pink Sweetheart rose corsages.1964 July 26, “The Phelps, Dr. Wellington Wed”, in Anderson Sunday Herald, volume 97, number 34, Anderson, Ind., page 13

Examples of god-grandmother in a sentence

  • Oma Dossett of Iraan, Texas, acting as god-grandmother.1951 April 8, “Reunion of Hamiter And Ellis Families Is Held in Waskom”, in The Shreveport Times, volume LXXVII, number 312, Shreveport...
  • Meggie was preceded in death by god-grandmother, Dorothy Smith (AKA the Girl Grand); […]2022 November 10, “[Obituaries] Megan Kaylie Altizer”, in The Roanoke Times, volume 70, number 314, page A5:

Forms of god-grandmother

pluralgod-grandmothers
alternative formgodgrandmother

Origin of god-grandmother

From god- + grandmother.

Questions about god-grandmother

What does god-grandmother mean?
God-grandmother means the mother of one’s godparent.
How do you use god-grandmother in a sentence?
Oma Dossett of Iraan, Texas, acting as god-grandmother.
What part of speech is god-grandmother?
God-grandmother is a noun.
What is the plural of god-grandmother?
The plural of god-grandmother is god-grandmothers.

Words near god-grandmother in the dictionary

  1. God-fearers
  2. god-fearing
  3. God-fearingness
  4. god-forsaken
  5. God-given
  6. god-grandmother
  7. god-grandmothers
  8. god-king
  9. god-kings
  10. god-less
  11. god-like

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