was fathering
Past progressive conjugation of father.
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father

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NOUN
(relative)-el padre
Synonyms for father
dad
el papá
man
el hombre
matriarch
la matriarca
papa
el papá
pappy
el papi
poppa
el papá
daddy
papi
family
la familia
father figure
la figura paterna
fatherhood
la paternidad
grandfather
el abuelo
kinsman
el pariente
mommy
mami
old man
el padre
pa
el papá
parent
el padre
patriarch
el patriarca
pop
el papá
relative
el/la pariente
stepfather
el padrastro
Antonyms for father
daughter
la hija
mother
la madre
son
el hijo
child
el hijo
girl
la hija
girl
la niña
grandmother
la abuela
offspring
el hijo
pater
el papi
seed
la progenie
sister
la hermana
spawn
la prole
uncle
el tío
NOUN
(priest; used with names)-el padre
Synonyms for father
archbishop
el arzobispo
clergyman
el clérigo
evangelist
el evangelizador
friar
el fraile
pope
el papa
NOUN
(founder)-el padre
Synonyms for father
discoverer
el descubridor
king of kings
rey de reyes
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to procreate)-engendrar
Synonyms for father
engender
engendrar
make
hacer
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to create)-concebir
Synonyms for father
make
hacer
create
crear
engineer
maquinar
establish
establecer
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