sire

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: forefatherfatherbegetgetengendermothergeneratebring forth

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
  2. the founder of a family“keep the faith of our forefathers”Synonyms: forefatherfather
  3. male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse

Verb (1)

  1. make children“Abraham begot Isaac”“Men often father children but don't recognize them”Synonyms: begetgetengenderfathermothergeneratebring forth
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sire \Sire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sired; p. pr. & vb. n. Siring.] To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions. [1913 Webster]
Sire \Sire\, n. [F. sire, originally, an older person. See Sir.]

1.A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Pain and distress, sickness and ire, And melancholy that angry sire, Be of her palace senators.— Rom. of R.[1913 Webster]

2.A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign. [1913 Webster]

3.A father; the head of a family; the husband. [1913 Webster]

Jankin thet was our sire [i.e., husband].— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
And raise his issue, like a loving sire.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

4.A creator; a maker; an author; an originator. [1913 Webster]

[He] was the sire of an immortal strain.— Shelley.[1913 Webster]

5.The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire. [1913 Webster]

Note: Sire is often used in composition; as in grandsire, grandfather; great-grandsire, great-grandfather. [1913 Webster]

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