Library / English Dictionary

BEGETTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

Example:

his father was born in Atlanta

Synonyms:

begetter; father; male parent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("begetter" is a kind of...):

parent (a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "begetter"):

dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa; pop (an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk)

father-in-law (the father of your spouse)

old man (an informal term for your father)

pater (an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously)

Derivation:

beget (make (offspring) by reproduction)

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