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fathering

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verb

present participle of father
as in siring
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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Noun
  • At least 30% of managers polled reported that their organization already offers enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
    Ganesh Rao,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Dave Grohl and his wife Jordyn Blum were spotted together for the first time since his paternity scandal rocked the world five months ago.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • While she's become a pop culture phenomenon, spawning numerous parodies from Saturday Night Live, Ariana Grande and TikTok users online, Nara finds her own inspiration closer to home.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • That film was a box office hit, earning $136 million at the global box office and spawning four sequels.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Megan Johnson, owner of Buttercup Farm, has been producing raw milk for 12 years from a herd of 14 cows.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In this article, the authors argue that a better approach is to focus on micro-inclusions — small but intentional acts that include everyone in the actual process of producing work together.
    Gregg Muragishi, Lauren Aguilar, Priyanka Carr, Greg Walton, Harvard Business Review, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Culkin has in the past made light of his challenging upbringing among seven siblings raised by a single mother once his parents separated in 1995.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Hong’s own upbringing, as an artist born into a filmmaking family, and afforded numerous privileges in his youth.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Fathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathering. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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