What does marraine in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word marraine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use marraine in French.

The word marraine in French means godmother, sponsor, patron, sponsor. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word marraine

godmother

nom féminin (Religion : mère spirituelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour le baptême de son fils, mon frère m'a choisie comme marraine.
For his son's christening, my brother chose me as godmother.

sponsor

nom féminin (femme qui se porte caution morale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Diane Kruger fut une des marraines du festival de Cannes. La présidente du club est la marraine qui lui a permis d'y entrer.
Diane Kruger was one of the sponsors of the Cannes Film Festival. The club president is the sponsor who got him in.

patron

nom féminin (femme qui parraine, finance [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette actrice est la marraine de cette opération de charité.
This actress is the patron of this charity operation.

sponsor

nom féminin (femme donnant un nom à [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Simone Veil et Louise Michel sont les marraines de nombreux collèges.

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