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SIRE
sire
(noun) male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
forefather, father, sire
(noun) the founder of a family; “keep the faith of our forefathers”
sire
(noun) a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
(verb) make (offspring) by reproduction; “Abraham begot Isaac”; “John fathered four daughters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sire (plural sires)
A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
A male animal; a stud, especially a horse or dog, that has fathered another.
(obsolete) A father; the head of a family; the husband.
(obsolete) A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
Verb
sire (third-person singular simple present sires, present participle siring, simple past and past participle sired)
(transitive, of a male) to procreate; to father, beget, impregnate.
Anagrams
• EIRs, Eris, Iser, SIer, Seri, eirs, ires, reis, rise
Source: Wiktionary
Sire, n. Etym: [F. sire, originally, an older person. See Sir.]
1. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir. [Obs.] Pain and distress, sickness and ire, And melancholy that angry sire, Be of her palace senators. Rom. of R.
2. A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.
3. A father; the head of a family; the husband. Jankin thet was our sire [i.e., husband]. Chaucer. And raise his issue, like a loving sire. Shak.
4. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator. [He] was the sire of an immortal strain. Shelley.
5. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire.
Note: Sire is often used in composition; as in grandsire, grandfather; great-grandsire, great-grandfather.
Sire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sired; p. pr. & vb. n. Siring.]
Definition: To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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