Expert: Maria - 11/1/2009

Question
Can you tell me the Italian word for Godmother?

Answer
Hello,

The Italian word for “godmother”, as a woman who sponsors a person at baptism, is “madrina”.

In Italian we can add “di battesimo” and then say “madrina di battesimo”, but we usually  say  simply ”madrina” which is a feminine noun (see below).

Have a nice day,
Maria
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Note that we say:

-La madrina (the godmother)
-Una madrina (a godmother)
-La mia madrina (my godmother)
-La tua madrina (your godmother)
-La sua madrina (his/her godmother)
-La nostra madrina(our godmother)
-La vostra madrina (your godmother)
-La loro madrina (their godmother)