1. to be the biological father of a child
Usage: past tense of ‘father’
2. to create, establish, or originate something
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• He fathered three children with his first wife.
• The scientist fathered two sons before his career took off.
• Washington is often said to have fathered our nation.
• The inventor fathered several groundbreaking technologies.
• She discovered that her grandfather had fathered another child.
• The movement was fathered by a group of dedicated activists.