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begetter

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From Middle English begetare, begettare, biȝetere, equivalent to beget + -er.

noun begetters

  1. A procreator; one who begets. Our fond Begetters, who would never die, Love but themselves in their posteritie.
  2. figuratively An originator; a creator. To the onlie begetter of these insuing sonnets Mr. W. H. all happinesse and that eternitie promised by our ever-living poet wisheth the well-wishing adventurer in setting forth.

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noun a procreator

हिन्दीजन्मदाता janmadātā, जनक janak
Françaisgéniteur, procréateur

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"begetter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/begetter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"begetter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/begetter.

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@misc{begetter_2026,
  title = {begetter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/begetter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}