Father

Father
Father Fa"ther, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fathering}.] 1. To make one's self the father of; to beget. [1913 Webster]

Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or responsible for (a statement, policy, etc.). [1913 Webster]

Men of wit Often fathered what he writ. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

3. To provide with a father. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Think you I am no stronger than my sex, Being so fathered and so husbanded ? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{To father on} or {To father upon}, to ascribe to, or charge upon, as one's offspring or work; to put or lay upon as being responsible. ``Nothing can be so uncouth or extravagant, which may not be fathered on some fetch of wit, or some caprice of humor.'' --Barrow. [1913 Webster]


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  • father — index generate, originate, parents, primogenitor, propagate (increase), reproduce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

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  • father — fatherlike, adj. /fah dheuhr/, n. 1. a male parent. 2. a father in law, stepfather, or adoptive father. 3. any male ancestor, esp. the founder of a race, family, or line; progenitor. 4. a man who exercises paternal care over other persons;… …   Universalium

  • father — n. 1) an expectant; proud father 2) a foster father; stepfather 3) a father to (he was like a father to them) 4) (misc.) the city fathers; a founding father * * * [ fɑːðə] a founding father proud father stepfather (misc.) the city fathers a… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • father — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; akin to Old High German fater father, Latin pater, Greek patēr Date: before 12th century 1. a. a man who has begotten a child; also sire 3 b. capitalized …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • father — 1. noun /ˈfɑː.ðə(ɹ),ˈfaː.ðə,ˈfɑː.ðɚ/ a) A male who sires (and often raises) a child. My father was a strong influence on me. b) A term of address for an elderly man. Come, father; you can sit here. Ant: mot …   Wiktionary

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