godmothering
USGOD-muh-thur-ing/ˈɡɑdmʌðəɹɪŋ/UKGOD-muth-uh-ring/ˈɡɒdmʌðəɹɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of godmother.
She is godmothering her cousin's newborn and takes the role seriously.
Godmothering involves more than showing up for birthdays with gifts.
Note
A noun put to work as a verb: to godmother someone is to act as their godmother, so the -ing form carries the whole sponsoring role in a single word. The verb is transitive and takes a direct object: she is godmothering her niece, never godmothering to her niece. As a gerund it can also name the role itself, standing as the subject of a sentence.
godmothering is a form of godmother
godmother, verb: To act as godmother to; to take on the role of godmother for a child. Full entry
- Forms
- godmothergodmothers he/she/itgodmothering -ing formgodmothered past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- godmother → godmothering: add -ing
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