Thesaurus results for FATHERING

fathering 1 of 2

noun

as in fatherhood

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fathering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of father

as in siring

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 fathering

Verb

There is a quiet revolution going on in America, and definitely in Atlanta, in how contemporary men are fathering. — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 18 June 2026 Shi was also alleged to have committed criminal offenses and violated Buddhist precepts by maintaining relationships with multiple women over a long period and fathering at least one child, according to a notice from the temple’s authority on its WeChat account at that time. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 For CEOs, fathering a daughter can hold even more transformational potential—for gender equality and social responsibility—up to a point. — Corinne Post, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Delivering bad news In 2001, Jesse faced a scandal for having an affair that resulted in him fathering a child. — Rick Davis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026 Crowe believes that Maximus fathering a son with a woman other than his wife tarnishes his character's legacy, as the gladiator's primary motivation in the original film is to avenge the deaths of his wife and son. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025 The novel opens as the teenage Karl Rossmann, whose parents shipped him off to America for fathering a child when he was seduced by the family’s thirty-five-year-old cook, arrives on a steamer in New York harbor and sees the Statue of Liberty holding not the emblematic torch but rather a sword. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025 In June, the singer filed for a temporary restraining order and alleged that Wagner made false claims about living at her property, being in a relationship with her and fathering her child. — Bryan West, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 Josh O’Connor, at his filthy best, plays a disillusioned ’70s suburban dad married to Alana Haim and vaguely fathering a pair of pathologically chatty sons as the Vietnam War and its attendant protests color the world around them. — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathering

Noun

During his time on Miller’s podcast, the secretary also discussed fatherhood and conspiracy theories.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
The late author, chef, and television host often discussed his love of fatherhood.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of fatherhood

Verb

For three decades, rap legend and cultural icon Tupac Shakur’s killing has remained one of America’s great unsolved mysteries, spawning countless books, documentaries and long-form investigative journalism pieces.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
The pandemic made remote work more accessible, spawning widespread digital nomad travel.

— Maria Leonard Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of spawning

Noun

Eventually, their bond will sour with Raskova using her knowledge of Zoya’s scandalous paternity (Zoya’s father is heavily hinted to be either Brezhnev or a son of Brezhnev) against Irina somehow, until Irina turns the tables on Raskova herself.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
While many acknowledge the historical evidence connecting Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, there are some descendants who believe the evidence presented does not prove paternity with absolute certainty and is therefore inconclusive.

— Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of paternity

Verb

Both players played well, Romero shackling Jude Bellingham for much of the evening, Spence producing a famous recovery tackle on Giuliano Simeone when England were 1-0 up.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
This heat drives the park’s geysers and hot springs while producing frequent earthquakes and gradual changes in the ground.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of producing

Noun

Given so much uncertainty about this rapidly evolving technology and its potential effects on kids, Suskind spends a lot of the book offering parents a practical guide for safely navigating child-rearing in the age of AI.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026
The military base has been working with Zoo America North American Wildlife Park since 2011 to develop a captive rearing program.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of rearing

Verb

To remain an entertainment capital demands consistent reinvention, the showroom’s neon glow begetting the nightclub’s flashing LEDs and so on and so forth.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026

Definition of begetting

Noun

That's what my client Susan discovered at an ERG networking event, where story-prompting questions moved her and her partner past small talk and into real stories about their careers, upbringings, and experiences of imposter syndrome at work.

— Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
The center’s surveys have found a generational split in how people describe their own upbringing.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of upbringing

Noun

The cultural ascendance of intensive mothering, in which mothers are deemed entirely responsible for their children’s well-being and success, has upped the ante.

— Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
To make their point perfectly clear, women are sharing photos of themselves breastfeeding in front of Old Masters paintings in museums that depict the very same mothering act.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026