# fathering

Pronunciation: say "FAH-thuh-ring" US /ˈfɑðəɹɪŋ/, AUS /ˈfɐːðəɹɪŋ/; UK say "FAH-thuh-ing" /ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of father. — present participle and gerund of father
   - Simple: Present participle of father. Use it for the act of being or becoming a dad.
   - _Fathering a child in his teens forced him to grow up quickly._
   - _He is often credited with fathering the modern detective novel._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fathering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).