begetter
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Begetter — Be*get ter, n. One who begets; a father. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
begetter — index architect, author (originator), derivation, parents Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
begetter — mid 15c., agent noun from BEGET (Cf. beget) … Etymology dictionary
begetter — [[t]bɪge̱tə(r)[/t]] begetters N COUNT: with poss The begetter of something has caused this thing to come into existence. [FORMAL] ...Erin Pizzey, founder of the Chiswick Women s Refuge and begetter of the battered women s movement … English dictionary
begetter — beget ► VERB (begetting; past begot; past part. begotten) archaic or literary 1) produce (a child). 2) cause. DERIVATIVES begetter noun. ORIGIN Old English, «get, obtain by effort» … English terms dictionary
begetter — noun see beget … New Collegiate Dictionary
begetter — noun a) A procreator; one who begets. b) An originator; a creator … Wiktionary
begetter — be get·ter || tÉ™ n. one who begets … English contemporary dictionary
begetter — be·get·ter … English syllables
begetter — noun a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) his father was born in Atlanta • Syn: ↑father, ↑male parent • Ant: ↑female parent (for: ↑male parent), ↑mother … Useful english dictionary