A godmother is a female godparent in the Christian tradition; she is present at the christening of the child. She may 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:

People

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

See also

  • List of people considered father or mother of a field
  • Godfather (disambiguation)
  • The Good Mother (disambiguation)
  • Mother (disambiguation)
  • God (disambiguation)