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
It's been reported that a motivating factor in Princess Anne finally making the split official was the discovery that her husband had fathered another child years earlier.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Thompson fathered a child with another woman during their relationship.
—Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 28 May 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
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
Spike has fathered three other calves at other zoos but none survived, the zoo said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Thompson fathered a child with another woman during their relationship.
—Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 28 May 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
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
Spike has fathered three other calves at other zoos but none survived, the zoo said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathered
sired
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There are several Nick Cannons — the TV host, the actor, the occasional hip-hop artist, the penitent, and, perhaps the most famous Cannon, the fertile father of 12 who sired five children in 2022 alone.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
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Bowie sired a calf there in June 2025, making Fort Worth Zoo’s oldest elephant Rasha a great-grandmother and the matriarch of four generations.—
Harriet Ramos
May 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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“Fathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathered. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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