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
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.
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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
Two of the women, who have children fathered by the same man, began to argue and planned to return to the apartment complex to fight.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
In the present-day The Chi, Emmett has traveled quite a bit from the irresponsible boy who fathered multiple kids by different women and used his money to buy sneakers instead of caring for them.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
While incarcerated, Watson married, fathered four children, divorced, earned a business degree and became an ordained minister, per his website.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
According to Isaacson, Grimes soon learned, along with the rest of the world, that Musk had fathered twins with his employee and their mutual friend Shivon Zilis.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk has fathered his 14th child, according to People and Reuters, drawing more backlash from people online.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The couple split in 2011 after it was revealed Arnold had an affair and fathered a son with the housekeeper.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
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
Two of the women, who have children fathered by the same man, began to argue and planned to return to the apartment complex to fight.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
In the present-day The Chi, Emmett has traveled quite a bit from the irresponsible boy who fathered multiple kids by different women and used his money to buy sneakers instead of caring for them.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
While incarcerated, Watson married, fathered four children, divorced, earned a business degree and became an ordained minister, per his website.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
According to Isaacson, Grimes soon learned, along with the rest of the world, that Musk had fathered twins with his employee and their mutual friend Shivon Zilis.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk has fathered his 14th child, according to People and Reuters, drawing more backlash from people online.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The couple split in 2011 after it was revealed Arnold had an affair and fathered a son with the housekeeper.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathered
sired
Verb
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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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Iraq became proof that the model would work across the region, with Hezbollah serially midwifing the proxies that Iran sired.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Fathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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