engender vs father

engender is not a noun while father is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
engender	No	No	Yes	No
father	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, engender and father are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of engender include beget, bring forth, generate, get, mother, sire.

engender (noun)	father (noun)
	a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
	the founder of a family
	a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
	a person who founds or establishes some institution
	the head of an organized crime family

engender (verb)	father (verb)
make (offspring) by reproduction	make (offspring) by reproduction
call forth