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godaunt

godaunt noun: the sister or godsister of one's godparent, or godsister of one's parent.

Noun

godaunt (plural godaunts)

  1. The sister or godsister of one's godparent, or godsister of one's parent.
    • A Hopi girl, fully clothed and supported by her godaunt, undergoes a similar but less strenuous treatment. The Powamu is a ritual of exorcism […]1969, Laura Thompson, The Secret of Culture: Nine Community Studies
    • My godaunt—I live with her—she uses, too. My father, he already killed himself through drugs. My mother, she kicked me out and won't even let me see my son.2014, Gretchen Tenbrook, Harold G Koenig, Broken Bodies, Healing Hearts: Reflections of a Hospital Chaplain, Routledge, →ISBN, page 90

Forms of godaunt

pluralgodaunts

Questions about godaunt

What does godaunt mean?
Godaunt means the sister or godsister of one's godparent, or godsister of one's parent.
What part of speech is godaunt?
Godaunt is a noun.
What is the plural of godaunt?
The plural of godaunt is godaunts.

Words near godaunt in the dictionary

  1. Godard
  2. Godardesque
  3. Godardian
  4. Godards
  5. Godas
  6. godaunt
  7. godaunts
  8. Godavari
  9. Godavery
  10. godawful
  11. godawfully

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