godmother Syllabification: (god·moth·er)Pronunciation: /ˈgädˌməT͟Hər/Translate godmother | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of godmother noun a female godparent. a woman who is influential in a movement or organization, through providing support for it or through playing a leading or innovatory part in it:she has been called the godmother of Quebec businessgodmother in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of godmother in the British & World English dictionary