[Magdalen] Like I Was Puzzled.

Roger Stokes roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
Sun Dec 21 17:09:28 UTC 2014


On 21/12/2014 16:08, Louise Laughton wrote:
> "Parent" as a verb still bothers me, even though the noun-verb "mother," as in "Don't try to mother me," has ben around a long time. I've never heard "father" used as a verb, only "mother."

The Oxford English Dictionary records "father" being used as a verb in 
1483 in the sense of begetting (procreation) and 1548 as the originator 
of something else.

Roger


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