Fathering - English meaning

Fathering – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The activity of bringing up a child as a father.
Usage examples:
Charlie's stern fathering of his daughter

adjective
Relating to the activity of bringing up a child as a father.
Usage examples:
The majority of fathers described at least some transformation in their fathering style

verb
(of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child).
Usage examples:
He fathered three children
Synonims:
Be the father of Sire Engender Generate Bring into being Bring into the world Give life to Spawn Procreate Reproduce Breed Beget

verb
Present participle of father
Usage examples:
He's fathered three children.

Fathering translation into English

Fathering: translate from English into Chinese

做父亲的, 引起, 产生, 发明

Fathering: translate from English into Dutch

Vaderschap, Voor zijn

Fathering: translate from English into French

Paternité, Engendrer, Concevoir

Fathering: translate from English into German

Zeugung

Fathering: translate from English into Hindi

पिता

Fathering: translate from English into Italian

Padre

Fathering: translate from English into Korean

육아

Fathering: translate from English into Russian

Отцовство, Быть отцом, Порождать, Быть автором, Быть творцом, Приписывать отцовство, Приписывать авторство, Отечески заботиться, Усыновлять, Производить

Fathering: translate from English into Spanish

Paternidad, Engendrar, Inventar, Producir

Word origin

Old English fæder, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vader and German Vater, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin pater and Greek patēr .

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Fathering – similar words

fathered

verb
(of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child).
Usage examples:
He fathered three children

noun
A man in relation to his child or children.
Usage examples:
Margaret's father died at an early age

noun
(often as a title or form of address) a priest.
Usage examples:
Pray for me, father

Fathered - all meanings in English

father

noun
A man in relation to his child or children.
Usage examples:
Margaret's father died at an early age

verb
(of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child).
Usage examples:
He fathered three children

noun
A male parent
Usage examples:
My father retired seven years ago., freud was the father of psychoanalysis., father randall, are yo…

Father - all meanings in English

Fathering synonims

beget

verb
(especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction.
Usage examples:
They hoped that the king might beget an heir by his new queen

verb
To be the father of
Usage examples:
In the bible it says that adam begat cain and abel., poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime.

Beget - all meanings in English

breed

briːd

verb
(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.
Usage examples:
Toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

noun
A stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection.
Usage examples:
The big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by british farmers

noun
A particular type of animal or plant
Usage examples:
The different breeds of dogs, authentic blues singers are a dying breed (= there are not many of th…

Breed - all meanings in English

engender

verb
Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
Usage examples:
The issue engendered continuing controversy

verb
To cause something to come into existence
Usage examples:
Your book has engendered much controversy.

Engender - all meanings in English

generate

verb
Produce or create.
Usage examples:
Changes which are likely to generate controversy

verb
Bring into existence

verb
To cause to exist; produce
Usage examples:
The new construction project will generate 500 new jobs., her latest book has generated a lot of ex…

Generate - all meanings in English

procreate

verb
(of people or animals) produce young; reproduce.
Usage examples:
Species that procreate by copulation

verb
To reproduce sexually

Procreate - all meanings in English

reproduce

verb
Produce a copy of.
Usage examples:
His works are reproduced on postcards and posters

Reproduce - all meanings in English

sire

noun
The male parent of an animal, especially a stallion or bull kept for breeding.
Usage examples:
The sire is one of the country's top thoroughbred stallions

verb
(of a male animal, especially a stallion) cause the birth of.
Usage examples:
Castor twice sired two champions in a litter

Sire - all meanings in English

spawn

verb
(of a fish, frog, mollusc, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs.
Usage examples:
The fish spawn among fine-leaved plants

noun
The eggs of fish, frogs, etc.
Usage examples:
The fish covers its spawn with gravel

Spawn - all meanings in English

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