beget

Verb

Synonyms: get engender father mother sire generate bring forth

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

make children“Abraham begot Isaac”“Men often father children but don't recognize them”Synonyms: get engender father mother sire generate bring forth

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Beget \Be*get"\, v. t. [imp. Begot, (Archaic) Begat; p. p. Begot, Begotten; p. pr. & vb. n. Begetting.] [OE. bigiten, bigeten, to get, beget, AS. begitan to get; pref. be- + gitan. See Get, v. t. ]

1.To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father. [1913 Webster]

Yet they a beauteous offspring shall beget.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To get (with child.) [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.To produce as an effect; to cause to exist. [1913 Webster]

Love is begot by fancy.— Granville.[1913 Webster]