fatherer

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A form of father — A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).

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Meanings

nounfatherer (plural fatherers)

plural fatherers

  1. agentAgent noun of father: one who fathers.

    Oh thou great one whom I adore beyond measure, oh thou bastard and fatherer of bastards — Tucked-away gods whom nobody speaks to anymore.

    2003, Donald Barthelme, Sixty Stories, page 396

Origin

From father + -er.

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APA

fatherer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatherer

MLA

“fatherer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatherer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fatherer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatherer.

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