procreator
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- noun
- /ˈproʊkreɪtər/
- Then he chanted an invocation to the Shinto gods Izanagi and Izanami, revered procreators of the universe.
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- The hand that rocks the cradle, the procreator, the mother of tomorrow, a woman shapes the destiny of civilization.
Examples
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The hand that rocks the cradle, the procreator, the mother of tomorrow, a woman shapes the destiny of civilization.
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But of course, even when under serious constraint and control, in practice women are seldom merely passive procreators; to which the presence of these debates well attests.
Academic text (2009) -
I'm a procreator by design.
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In those two instances, we never had to deal head-on with Islamic ideas nor their procreators.
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Gird your loins, procreator.
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As a procreator, she embraced her role in nurturing the next generation.
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The artist is considered a procreator of new ideas, inspiring others with her work.
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In many cultures, the father is recognized as a procreator, responsible for the legacy he leaves behind.
Synonyms
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1.0
An organism that produces young, like a plant or animal
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2.8
A person who makes something new, like a work of art or an invention
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4.9
A person who creates a new idea, plan, or process
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8.2
An early ancestor who starts a family line or idea
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4.8
A thing that makes new life or copies of things
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7.7
A person who starts something new like an idea or movement
A person or animal that has young
A person who is a child's birth father or mother
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Procreator comes from the parts pro- meaning 'forward' and create meaning 'to make', the same root you see in create and creator. So a procreator is someone who 'makes forward' — a parent or originator who brings something new into being.