petemoei

Definitions of petemoei
  1. noun
    any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
    synonyms: doopmoeder, meter, peetmoeder, peettante
  2. noun
    someone who supports or champions something
    synonyms: doopmoeder, meter, peetmoeder, peettante, steun, stut
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    types:
    borg, waarborg
    one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
    beschermheer, beschermvrouw, patrones, schutsheer, schutsvrouw
    a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
    doopmoeder, meter, peetmoeder, peettante
    any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
    type of:
    assistent, helper, onderzoeksassistent
    a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
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