ALL meanings of fathered
fa·ther
F f - noun fathered a male parent. 1
- noun fathered a father-in-law, stepfather, or adoptive father. 1
- noun fathered any male ancestor, especially the founder of a family or line; progenitor. 1
- noun fathered a man who exercises paternal care over other persons; paternal protector or provider: a father to the poor. 1
- noun fathered a person who has originated or established something: the father of modern psychology; the founding fathers. 1
- noun fathered a precursor, prototype, or early form: The horseless carriage was the father of the modern automobile. 1
- noun fathered one of the leading men in a city, town, etc.: a scandal involving several of the city fathers. 1
- noun fathered Chiefly British. the oldest member of a society, profession, etc. Compare dean1 (def 3). 1
- noun fathered a priest. 1
- noun fathered (initial capital letter) Theology. the Supreme Being and Creator; God. 1
- noun fathered a title of respect for an elderly man. 1
- noun fathered the Father, Theology. the first person of the Trinity. 1
- noun fathered Also called church father. Church History. any of the chief early Christian writers, whose works are the main sources for the history, doctrines, and observances of the church in the early ages. 1
- noun fathered Ecclesiastical. (often initial capital letter) a title of reverence, as for church dignitaries, officers of monasteries, monks, confessors, and especially priests. a person bearing this title. 1
- noun fathered fathers, Roman History. conscript fathers. 1
- verb with object fathered to beget. 1
- verb with object fathered to be the creator, founder, or author of; originate. 1
- verb with object fathered to act as a father toward. 1
- verb with object fathered to acknowledge oneself the father of. 1
- verb with object fathered to assume as one's own; take the responsibility of. 1
- verb with object fathered to charge with the begetting of. 1
- verb without object fathered to perform the tasks or duties of a male parent; act paternally: Somehow he was able to write a book while actively fathering. 1
- noun fathered Simple past tense and past participle of father. 1