fathered
- 1Simple past and past participle of father.
He fathered several children during his years abroad.
The senator fathered a son late in life.
Note
One spelling does the work of two forms: the simple past stands alone (he fathered a son), while the participle follows have or forms the passive (a child fathered abroad). The verb's whole range carries over, so it can mean sired, nurtured, adopted as one's own, or, figuratively, gave rise to an idea or movement. It also serves as an adjective that takes more and most.
The reform was fathered by a small committee of engineers.
She has fathered more projects than anyone else in the department.
fathered is a form of father
father, verb: To beget a child as the male parent; to sire. Full entry
- Spelling
- father → fathered: add -ed
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