About The Word Sire
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Sire
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What's The Definition Of Sire?
[n] male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
[n] the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" [n] a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority [v] make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sire: beget | bring forth | engender | father | father | forefather | generate | get | mother Related Terms | Find terms related to Sire: See Also | ancestor | antecedent | ascendant | ascendent | create | Lord | make | male | noble | nobleman | patriarch | root Sire In Webster's Dictionary \Sire\, n. [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}.] To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions. |
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