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Beget

To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.

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Create 76% connected

Created; composed; begotten.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Father 74% connected

One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Father 74% connected

One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Engender 92% connected

To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Father 92% connected

One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Generate 92% connected

To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Get 92% connected

Jet, the mineral.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Mother 92% connected

A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sire 92% connected

A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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