BEGOTTEN

begotten

(adjective) (of offspring) generated by procreation; “naturally begotten child”

BEGET

beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth

(verb) make (offspring) by reproduction; “Abraham begot Isaac”; “John fathered four daughters”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

begotten

past participle of beget

Adjective

begotten (not comparable)

Brought into being by one's begetter(s).

Source: Wiktionary


Be*got"ten,

Definition: p. p. of Beget.

BEGET

Be*get", v. t. [imp. Begot, (Archaic) Begat (; p. p. Begot, Begotten (; p. pr. & vb. n. Begetting.] Etym: [OE. bigiten, bigeten, to get, beget, AS. begitan to get; pref. be- + gitan. See Get, v. t. ]

1. To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father. Yet they a beauteous offspring shall beget. Milton.

2. To get (with child.) [Obs.] Shak.

3. To produce as an effect; to cause to exist. Love is begot by fancy. Granville.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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