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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However, Theo — whom Thompson fathered with Nichols while still in a relationship with Kardashian — was not in any of the pictures, eliciting an angry response from followers.
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Olivia Bellusci, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
During his lifetime, Ringo fathered five male pups and one female pup, Leia, who was born in 2022 and still lives at the Milwaukee zoo.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The film explored how Cline secretly fathered 94 children, which came to light decades later when some of them sent DNA samples to 23andMe.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
At least 94 children are believed to have been fathered by the doctor.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
An Indiana jury has found in favor of a woman who sued Netflix for revealing her identity in a 2022 documentary about a doctor who secretly fathered dozens of children through fraudulent fertility treatments.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
About six months before the fatal hit-and-run, she had been overjoyed by the birth of her first grandchild, a boy named Hakim fathered by her oldest son.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
Musician Bill Hudson fathered both Oliver and Kate.
—Emily Trainham, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
Before orchestrating the brutal murders of then-pregnant Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Parent and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca across two nights in August 1969, Manson fathered three sons with three different women — one of whom was one of his first followers.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Olivia Bellusci, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
During his lifetime, Ringo fathered five male pups and one female pup, Leia, who was born in 2022 and still lives at the Milwaukee zoo.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The film explored how Cline secretly fathered 94 children, which came to light decades later when some of them sent DNA samples to 23andMe.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
At least 94 children are believed to have been fathered by the doctor.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
An Indiana jury has found in favor of a woman who sued Netflix for revealing her identity in a 2022 documentary about a doctor who secretly fathered dozens of children through fraudulent fertility treatments.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
About six months before the fatal hit-and-run, she had been overjoyed by the birth of her first grandchild, a boy named Hakim fathered by her oldest son.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
Musician Bill Hudson fathered both Oliver and Kate.
—Emily Trainham, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
Before orchestrating the brutal murders of then-pregnant Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Parent and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca across two nights in August 1969, Manson fathered three sons with three different women — one of whom was one of his first followers.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Fathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathered. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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