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

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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

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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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