fathered

VERB

sire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceive

STRONG

beget create engender establish found generate invent originate procreate produce spawn trigger

WEAK

dream up sow the seeds of

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy end finish halt kill result ruin stop

WEAK

mother

Example Sentences

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Some males fathered more calves than others, but the difference was not as extreme as researchers had expected.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Zilis said the confidentiality agreement with Musk is why she did not disclose to OpenAI's chief executive Sam Altman that twins she gave birth to in 2021 were fathered by Musk.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Huerta said that over the years, she’s developed a “deep relationship” with the children Chavez fathered and they are close to their siblings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

He has since fathered five children through a pair of surrogates and anonymous egg donors.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

His father was a wealthy white planter and engineer who recognized that the boy whom he had fathered with a free woman of color was unusually smart.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson