FATHERING Synonyms

• call forth

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• To act as parent, to raise or rear.

• The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

• have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

• a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

• the founder of a family

• male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

• call forth

• lay spawn

• a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

• the founder of a family

• male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• make (offspring) by reproduction

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

• someone new to a field or activity

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

• teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

• Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

• the head of an organized crime family

• a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

• a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename

• put clothing on one's body

• call forth

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

• the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

• the status of a religious leader

• the status of a father

• the founder of a family

• person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group

• inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• a worker who makes metal castings

• fail utterly; collapse

• sink below the surface

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• stumble and nearly fall

• produce, create

• give or supply

• produce (energy)

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• enter or assume a certain state or condition

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• go or come after and bring or take back

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• take vengeance on or get even

• achieve a point or goal

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone

• give certain properties to something

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• attract and fix

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• reach by calculation

• acquire as a result of some effort or action

• purchase

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• receive as a retribution or punishment

• leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

• reach and board

• irritate

• evoke an emotional response

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• overcome or destroy

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

• a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

• a term of address for an elderly woman

• a term of address for a mother superior

• a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation

• care for like a mother

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military

• a chaplain in one of the military services