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
Jeffs was eventually arrested in 2006 and five years later, he was charged with child rape against a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old, with whom he was accused of having fathered a child.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
The youngest is a baby and is my first grandchild fathered by my son.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
In addition to Sissy, the group’s reunion is attended by, among others, Mona (Dennis), who claims to have a son fathered by Dean and the mysterious Joanne (Black), who has a secret of her own to share.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
The 3-year-old wolf was part of the King Mountain Pack in Routt County and had fathered at least four pups.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
In 1999, Jesse Jackson fathered a child with Karin Stanford, the director of the Washington bureau of his organization, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Spike has fathered three other calves at other zoos but none survived, the zoo said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Nonetheless, none fathered children, meaning Hitler’s bloodline will indeed definitively end after this generation.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Long Lance’s maternal grandfather was a North Carolina state senator who visited Carson’s plantation often and fathered Sallie and another child with Adeline.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
The youngest is a baby and is my first grandchild fathered by my son.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
In addition to Sissy, the group’s reunion is attended by, among others, Mona (Dennis), who claims to have a son fathered by Dean and the mysterious Joanne (Black), who has a secret of her own to share.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
The 3-year-old wolf was part of the King Mountain Pack in Routt County and had fathered at least four pups.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
In 1999, Jesse Jackson fathered a child with Karin Stanford, the director of the Washington bureau of his organization, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Spike has fathered three other calves at other zoos but none survived, the zoo said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Nonetheless, none fathered children, meaning Hitler’s bloodline will indeed definitively end after this generation.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Long Lance’s maternal grandfather was a North Carolina state senator who visited Carson’s plantation often and fathered Sallie and another child with Adeline.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathered
sired
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Both calves were sired by Bernard, who is now dad to 17 rhinos.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Morobe sired two daughters as part of a breeding program.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Fathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathered. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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