only-begotten

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archaic (of a child) being the only offspring of its father

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby only-begotten

online thesaurus, onload, onlooker, onlooking, only, only-begotten, only too, on-message, on-mike, onnagata, on no account

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How to use only-begotten in a sentence

Her striking new, vinyl-only single once again confirms St. Vincent's idiosyncratic talent.
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?|David Yaffe|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One winter night, Posho Wembore sneaked into the exclusive whites-only club of the Hotel Pourquoi Pas?
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The monogamous or safe-only gay man is a far safer bet than the unprotected hetero swinger.
The Outrageous Celibacy Requirement for Gay Blood Donors|Jay Michaelson|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was just what Berners-Lee had envisioned, a Web that was read-write rather than read-only.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His supporters hosted a men-only fundraiser with this admonition on the invitation: “Tell the misses not to wait up.”
The Republican War on Women Continues, Just More Quietly|Eleanor Clift|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, women were proud of the paternity of their children begotten in their relationship to the friars.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Nevertheless, it is repugnant as well as absurd to claim that anything could be begotten or born without having had a beginning.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
In fact, the soul attaches herself to the thing begotten by the soul, because she was capable of feeling.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
If this be not the case, Intelligence must have begotten all the differences, or rather, be their universality.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
To discover the nature of the earth, let us take essentially terrestrial objects, which are begotten or fashioned by it.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)