Plusieurs acceptions possibles au verbe "father"

(Robert & Collins)
3 transitive verb
+ child : engendrer
he fathered three children : il a eu trois enfants
he was unable to father a child : il ne pouvait pas avoir d'enfants

(Free dictionary)
v. fa·thered, fa·ther·ing, fa·thers
v.tr.
1. To procreate (offspring) as the male parent.
2. To act or serve as a father to (a child).
3. To create, found, or originate.
4. To acknowledge responsibility for.
5.
a. To attribute the paternity, creation, or origin of.
b. To assign falsely or unjustly; foist.
v.intr.
To act or serve as a father.