Begetter

be·get  (b-gt)

tr.v. be·got (-gt), be·got·ten (-gtn) or be·got, be·get·ting, be·gets

1. To father; sire.

2. To cause to exist or occur; produce: Violence begets more violence.

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[Middle English biyeten, bigeten, from Old English begetan; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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be·getter n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

begetter - a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" father, male parent dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop - an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk father-in-law - the father of your spouse old man - an informal term for your father parent - a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian pater - an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously