Begetter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Begetter is a noun meaning A procreator; one who begets.
Meaning
A procreator; one who begets.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) An originator; a creator.
Example Sentences
Rumours are the begetters of gossip. Even more are they the begetters of song.
Our fond Begetters, who would never die, Love but themselves in their posteritie.
He was neither a wit nor a croquet champion, a hypnotic force nor a begetter of amateur theatricals.
To the onlie begetter of these insuing sonnets Mr. W. H. all happinesse and that eternitie promised by our ever-living poet wisheth the well-wishing adventurer in setting forth.
Word Forms
- begetters
Synonyms for begetter
Depending on context, synonyms include father.
Antonyms for begetter
Common opposites include mother.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include father, procreator, geniture, genitor, childbearer, progenitress.
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