Godmother

A godmother is a female godparent in the Christian tradition; she is present at the christening of the child and promises to see that the child is raised to be a Christian. She may also 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:

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"

 * Celebrities
 * 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"


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

Art, entertainment, and media

 * Fiction
 * Fairy godmother (disambiguation)


 * Films
 * 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


 * Music
 * God Mother, a Swedish hardcore band

Other uses

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