màthair-bhaiste

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• màthair-bhaistidh

Noun

màthair-bhaiste f (genitive singular màthar-baiste, plural màithreachan-baiste)

1. (Christianity) godmother

Synonyms

• (godmother): bana-ghoistidh, muime

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “màthair-bhaiste”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN