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godaunt

noun

Definitions

  1. The sister or godsister of one's godparent, or godsister of one's parent.

    • A Hopi girl, fully clothed and supported by her godaunt, undergoes a similar but less strenuous treatment. The Powamu is a ritual of exorcism […]
    • My godaunt—I live with her—she uses, too. My father, he already killed himself through drugs. My mother, she kicked me out and won't even let me see my son.
    • House members may also continue ritual kinship references to include god-aunts and god-uncles, god-nieces, god-nephews and god-grandparents. […] When I was a iyawo, my god-aunt in ocha advised me about dealing with this restriction.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA