sire
[ sahyuh r ]
/ saɪər /
noun
the male parent of a quadruped.
a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign.
Archaic.
- a father or forefather.
- a person of importance or in a position of authority, as a lord.
verb (used with object), sired, sir·ing.
to beget; procreate as the father.
Origin of sire
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French (nominative singular) < Vulgar Latin
*seior, for Latin
senior
senior (compare French
monsieur orig., my lord, with
sieur <
*seiōr-, oblique stem of
*seior)
OTHER WORDS FROM sire
sire·less, adjectiveWords nearby sire
sir-reverence,
sirach,
siracusa,
siraj-ud-daula,
sirdar,
sire,
siree,
siren,
sirena,
sirenian,
sirenic
Example sentences from the Web for sire
British Dictionary definitions for sire
sire
/ (saɪə) /
noun
a male parent, esp of a horse or other domestic animal
a respectful term of address, now used only in addressing a male monarch
obsolete
a man of high rank
verb
(tr)
(esp of a domestic animal) to father; beget
Word Origin for sire
C13: from Old French, from Latin
senior an elder, from
senex an old man