Begetting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Begetting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of beget.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of beget.
More Meanings
- The act or product of one who begets.
Example Sentences
The gods' begettings in the Theogony are reminiscent of the biblical human begettings in the Old Testament and emphasize their being in nature, unlike the Judaic God outside of it.
Word Forms
- begettings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include creating, resulting, causing, generating, begettal, babymaking.
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