Godmother

A godmother is a female godparent in the Christian tradition; she is present at the christening of the child. She may offer mentorship and/or claim legal guardianship of the child as her own if needed due to circumstances.

Godmother, God Mother, or variation, may also refer to:

People

Honorary titles

• Godmother, an honorary title of a pioneer in a particular field, especially in musical genres (see honorific nicknames in popular music)
• Godmother, a mentor
• Godmother, another name for a ship sponsor, a female civilian who "sponsors" a vessel

Individuals called "Godmother" or "The Godmother"

• Erykah Badu, "The Godmother of Soul"
• Nina Hagen, "The Godmother of Punk"
• Joan Jett, "The Godmother of Punk"
• Sharon Jones, "The Godmother of Soul"
• Patti LaBelle, "The Godmother of Soul"
• Lil' Mo, "The Godmother of Hip-Hop and R&B"
• Dolly Parton, "The Godmother of Country Music"
• Siouxsie Sioux, "Godmother of Goth"
• Patti Smith, "Godmother of Punk"
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "Godmother of Rock and Roll"

• Griselda Blanco, a Colombian drug lord known as "The Godmother of Cocaine"

Art, entertainment, and media

• Fairy godmother (disambiguation)

• Godmother (film), a 1999 Hindi film
• The Godmother (film), an upcoming American biographical crime-drama film directed by Gerard Johnson, written by Frank Baldwin, and starring Catherine Zeta-Jones
• The Godmother (2011), a Romanian film starring Whitney Anderson, Dragoș Bucur, and Ștefan Iancu

• God Mother, a Swedish hardcore band

Other uses

• Godmother (cocktail), a cocktail made with Italian Amaretto liqueur and vodka

See also

• List of people considered father or mother of a field
• Godfather (disambiguation)
• The Good Mother (disambiguation)
• Mother (disambiguation)
• God (disambiguation)