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The state or act of being a parent
The propagation of living organisms
The conception of new life
(someone or something) The state of supervising, protecting, and maintaining the health and welfare of
Present participle for to be the father of through procreation
“His son William joined the family business, married Caroline Schermerhorn, and would father several children.”
Present participle for to nurture or look after in a fatherly or paternal way
“The psychiatrist, with all his training, was sadly not able to utilize his vast knowledge of human behavior to father his own son properly.”
Present participle for to create, or to be the source or originator of (something)
“The inventor naturally must have the intelligence to father his invention, or in rare cases, to recognize the invention he has hit upon accidentally.”
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