as in sired
to become the father of
Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered
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Recent Examples of fathered
Her first appearance on the Norman Lear classic was as Marilyn Sanders, a woman who shows up, young child in tow, on the Bunker family’s doorstop claiming that the little boy was fathered by Gloria’s husband Mike Stivic (Rob Reiner).
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
The seven-episode miniseries follows four sisters who suspect that their father might be having an affair — and might also have fathered a child with the other woman.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The study, however, was only able to show that a Jefferson family member, not Jefferson specifically, fathered Eston Hemings.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Nov. 2025
The report also stated that Ellard's partner, who fathered both of her children, is employed in the community.
—Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
His character, federal agent Nelson Van Alden, fathered two different children with two different mistresses.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Thus far, McKesson said Peete is believed to have fathered at least 12 children outside of his immediate family over more than 20 years.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Raskob was an auto executive who fathered 13 children and became a wildly ambitious entrepreneur.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has fathered 14 children in total.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathered
sired
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Kiko sired two calves, with a third due early this year.—
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Bowie recently sired a calf there, making Fort Worth Zoo elephant matriarch Rasha a great-grandmother.—
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“Fathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathered. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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