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
Wade also fathered another child with a third woman.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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.
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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.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
The youngest is a baby and is my first grandchild fathered by my son.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathered
sired
Verb
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Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners.
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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.
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“Fathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathered. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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