keresztanya

التعريفات والمعاني

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From kereszt (“baptizing, christening”) +‎ anya (“mother”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkɛrɛstɒɲɒ] Rhymes: -ɲɒ Hyphenation: ke‧reszt‧anya Syllabification: ke‧reszt‧a‧nya === Noun === keresztanya (plural keresztanyák) godmother (a woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child) Antonyms: keresztfiú, keresztlány Hypernym: keresztszülő Coordinate term: keresztapa ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === keresztanya in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.