godmother
part of speech
noun (a godmother, godmothers)
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) A godmother is a woman who promises at a child's baptism or christening to help bring the child up in the Christian faith and care for them. tree →
2) A fairy godmother is a magic helper in fairy tales, like in «Cinderella», or anyone who helps you unexpectedly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the mystic school: In note 04 the Godmother Matrix is a caretaker who creates conditions for life without living it for you; in notes 06, 09 and 15 the Godmother is also the family's watcher and critic. In the primary lessons: Church life (baptism), family, fairy tales (Cinderella's fairy godmother), everyday jokes («I need a fairy godmother»).
examples
- What if the Matrix is our godmother? (note 04) tree →
- A good godmother does not live your life for you. (note 04) tree →
- She is the mother of all the living, and she is the one we call the Godmother. (note 05) tree →
- So instead of "What if the Matrix hates us?" it asks "What if the Matrix is our godmother?" — a caretaker who is not all-powerful, does not meddle all the time, and lets a life happen. (lesson 008) tree →
- The note swaps the question "What if the Matrix hates us?" for "What if the Matrix is our godmother?" (lesson 008) tree →
- My godmother came to my first communion. tree →
- Aunt Sophie is my godmother. tree →
- Cinderella's fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a coach. tree →
- The godmother promised to help the child grow in faith. tree →
- She was like a fairy godmother to the charity. tree →
- I have two godmothers and one godfather. tree →
- The Russian merchant was his godfather, and the kitchen-maid his godmother. tree →
note
Plural: godmothers. Godparents = godmothers and godfathers. A godmother does not have to be a relative.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «godmother» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.