Sire

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A father.
  • n. The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal such as a horse.
  • n. Archaic A male ancestor; a forefather.
  • n. Archaic A gentleman of rank.
  • n. Archaic Used as a form of address for a superior, especially a king.
  • v. To father; beget.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively.
  • n. A male animal, especially a horse or dog. In particular, one which is already, or has already been, a father.
  • v. Of a male: to procreate; to father, beget.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See sir.
  • n. A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.
  • n. A father; the head of a family; the husband.
  • n. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
  • n. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses.
  • v. To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A master; a lord; hence, a personage of importance; an esquire; a gentleman.
  • n. Master; lord; my lord: a respectful and formal title of address, used formerly to men of superior rank, position, or age, especially to a prince. (See sir.) Sire is or has been in present or recent use only in addressing a king or other sovereign prince.
  • n. The master of a house; goodman; husband.
  • n. An old person; an elder.
  • n. A father; an ancestor; a progenitor: used also in composition: as, grandsire; great-grandsire.
  • n. The male parent of a beast: used especially of stallions, but also of bulls, dogs, and other domestic animals: generally with dam as the female parent.
  • n. A breed; a growth: as, a good sire of pigs, or of cabbages.
  • To beget; procreate: used now chiefly of beasts, and especially of stallions.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
  • v. make children
  • n. a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
  • n. the founder of a family
  • Verb Form
    sired    sirees    sires    siring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    male    create    make    nobleman    noble    lord   
    Variant
    sir   
    Form
    sired    siring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    father    creator    maker    author    originator    beget    procreate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dyer    Meier    Meyer    Trier    acquire    attire    briar    brier    buyer    byer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    spouse    monarch    grandsire    Madam    uncle    sir    lord    ancestor    consort    preceptor