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godmother

How many syllables in godmother?

  3 syllables

Divide godmother into syllables:   god-moth-er
Primary syllable stress:   god-moth-er
Secondary syllable stress:   god-moth-er
How to pronounce godmother:   god-muhth-er
How to say godmother:

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