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
Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has fathered 14 children in total.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
The exes share four kids — daughters Katherine and Christina and sons Patrick and Christopher — while Schwarzenegger also fathered son Joseph Baena with former housekeeper Mildred Patricia Baena.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Gino the gorilla, a 27-year resident of the of the Florida theme park, was an opening-day animal and fathered 14 baby gorillas throughout his life.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Scientists have previously been able to culture primordial germ cells, or PGCs, of chickens and geese, a technique that has been used to create a chicken fathered by a duck.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
After having twins with Carey, Cannon fathered 10 other children.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Walker previously dated London on da Track, whom fathered her daughter and rapper LVRD Pharaoh, whom fathered her twin sons.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Owens, the 35-year-old daughter of longtime San Francisco radio host Ronn Owens, filed a paternity petition in Maricopa County Superior Court in August 2023, alleging Echard fathered twins during a one-night encounter.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Musk is believed to have fathered at least 14 children with four women.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
The exes share four kids — daughters Katherine and Christina and sons Patrick and Christopher — while Schwarzenegger also fathered son Joseph Baena with former housekeeper Mildred Patricia Baena.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Gino the gorilla, a 27-year resident of the of the Florida theme park, was an opening-day animal and fathered 14 baby gorillas throughout his life.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Scientists have previously been able to culture primordial germ cells, or PGCs, of chickens and geese, a technique that has been used to create a chicken fathered by a duck.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
After having twins with Carey, Cannon fathered 10 other children.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Walker previously dated London on da Track, whom fathered her daughter and rapper LVRD Pharaoh, whom fathered her twin sons.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Owens, the 35-year-old daughter of longtime San Francisco radio host Ronn Owens, filed a paternity petition in Maricopa County Superior Court in August 2023, alleging Echard fathered twins during a one-night encounter.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Musk is believed to have fathered at least 14 children with four women.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathered
sired
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Bowie recently sired a calf there, making Fort Worth Zoo elephant matriarch Rasha a great-grandmother.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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The brother lions sired several cubs over their long reign at the zoo.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Fathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathered. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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