Synonyms of fathered

fathered

verb

past tense of father

as in sired

to become the father of

Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sired
• spawned
• produced
• begot
• reproduced
• got
• propagated
• generated
• procreated
• multiplied
• bore
• engendered
• gendered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fathered

His predecessor, Gino, fathered 14 offspring across multiple states over his lifetime, according to Disney. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Before he was arrested and convicted in connection with the 1969 murders of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Parent, and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, Manson fathered four sons with four different women. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Wade also fathered another child with a third woman. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

Roughly 10 years earlier, Cleveland—who did not marry until 1886—had fathered a child with Maria Halpin, a widow. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026

Prosecutors also alleged King fathered a child through an extra-marital affair and threatened the child’s mother to keep quiet. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

In a sentencing memorandum in the federal case, a defense attorney said Rhone was born in Houston to a man who fathered 27 children with at least three wives while working as an explosives expert building railroads. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026

McLaren The team fathered by 1960s Formula 1 and Can-Am driver and designer Bruce McLaren celebrates its 1,000th Grand Prix this week by taking over part of Coconut Grove. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026