n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: fa · thered ; fa · ther · ing \ ' fä th -ri ŋ , ' fä- th ə - \
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : BEGET b : to be the founder, producer, or author of < father ed the improvement plan> c : to accept responsibility for
2 a : to fix the paternity or origin of b : to place responsibility for the origin or cause of <collected gossip and father ed it on responsible men ― J. A. Williamson>
3 : FOIST , IMPOSE
intransitive verb : to care for or look after someone as a father might