кума́

rare #18825

nounfeminineanimatecountable

masculine кум

1.
godmother, child's mother (to the godparents)
Кума́ подари́ла кре́стнику игру́шку.
The godmother gave her godson a toy.
Names the reciprocal tie created by baptism: a woman is кума to the parents of her godchild and to its godfather (кум); the child's own mother is likewise кума to them. Often used as a familiar form of address.

Examples

Она давно дружит со своей кумой.
She has been friends with her godmother for a long time.
Моя кума приехала к нам в гости.
My godmother came to visit us.
Кума помогла нам подготовиться к празднику.
My godmother helped us prepare for the celebration.

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