begotten

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be·​got·​ten bi-ˈgä-tᵊn How to pronounce begotten (audio)
bē-

past participle of beget

There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.George Eliot
This small, austerely decorated restaurant on the unfashionable end of Melrose Avenue has begotten a second establishment …Jean T. Barrett

begotten

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adjective

: brought into existence by or as if by a parent
"He didn't send his only begotten son through a whirlwind …"Jesse Jackson
… she was also a self-absorbed alcoholic with a penchant for promiscuous infidelity and scant interest in such minor matters as her only begotten child.Deborah Orr
see also misbegotten, ill-begotten

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of begotten was in the 14th century

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“Begotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/begotten. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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