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
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=== 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.