fathered
Brought into being
Fathered is the past tense of father, meaning to beget offspring or bring into existence.
A man who fathered a child is its biological parent: He fathered three children before his thirtieth birthday.
The word extends to creating or originating something: Einstein fathered modern physics.
Fathered emphasizes the generative act rather than the ongoing role of raising.
Fathered, especially animals
- begotFathered, in archaic usage
- conceivedOriginated in thought
- engenderedCaused to exist
- procreatedGenerated biological descendants
spawned · reproduced · bred · fertilized · offspring · progeny · bloodline · lineage
Began an institution
- createdCaused to exist
- establishedFormally set up
- pioneeredOriginated or developed first
- inventedCreated something new
initiated · introduced · launched · devised · instigated · inaugurated · originated · formulated
sired
Fathered, especially animals
- begotFathered, in archaic usage
- conceivedOriginated in thought
- engenderedCaused to exist
procreated · spawned · reproduced · bred · fertilized · offspring · progeny · bloodline · lineage · descendants
founded
Began an institution
- createdCaused to exist
- establishedFormally set up
- pioneeredOriginated or developed first
invented · initiated · introduced · launched · devised · instigated · inaugurated · originated · formulated · generated
forefather
Ancestor from generations past
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
heritage · lineage · dynasty · pedigree · clan · tribe · roots · legacy · tradition · succession
raised
Lifted higher up
- nurturedCared for supportively
- rearedRaised to maturity
- upbringingChildhood care and training
caregiver · guardian · provider · protector · support · guidance · discipline · affection · caring · devoted
fathereddestroyed
Made to cease existing
ended · terminated · abolished · annihilated · extinguished
- Father's DayHoliday honoring male parents
- father figureMale role model
- foster fatherMale caretaker of ward
- single fatherMale parent without partner
- The FatherMale progenitor
- father in lawSpouse's paternal relation
father, grandfather, fatherly, fatherhood, fathers, godfather, fathering, stepfather, forefathers