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单词 sires
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sire

1 of 2

noun

ˈsī(-ə)r How to pronounce sire (audio)
1
a
: father
b
archaic : male ancestor : forefather
c
: author, originator
2
a
archaic : a man of rank or authority
especially : lord
used formerly as a form of address and as a title
b
obsolete : an elderly man : senior
3
: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal

sire

2 of 2

verb

sired; siring

transitive verb

1
: beget
used especially of male domestic animals
2
: to bring into being : originate

Synonyms

Noun

  • dad
  • daddy
  • father
  • old man
  • pa
  • papa
  • poppa
  • pater [chiefly British]
  • pop

Verb

  • beget
  • father
  • get
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Example Sentences

Noun his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art Verb The horse sired several champion racers. the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The other part of the name was a tribute to Uncle Mo, who was the sire and owned by Repole. John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2022 Casanova later chose to believe the rumor that his real sire was a nobleman, Michele Grimani, an owner of the theatre where his parents met. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 In the 2007 Belmont Stakes, Nest’s sire, Curlin, lost by a head to Rags to Riches, the most recent filly to win the race. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 11 June 2022 To this day, no sire has ever produced as many champions. Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022 His sire, Not This Time, also won on a muddy track at Churchill Downs during his career. Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2022 Though a longshot in this year's Derby, Rich Strike has experience in his bloodlines beyond just his sire. Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2022 Whitman had never heard of Protonico, the sire of the little horse with the star between his eyes. New York Times, 6 May 2022 Lexington’s blindness had long been considered congenital because his sire had also gone blind, but close study demonstrated that an abscess in his skull robbed him of his vision. Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022
Verb
Akbari’s team, for instance, is one of many that are engineering sterile male mosquitoes that, once released, will compete with unaltered males for mates but sire only unviable eggs. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 While it was previously known that males have to cooperate in order to sire offspring in Shark Bay, it wasn’t known which male is the most successful one. Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2022 Although females were likely to have mating success in their lives, competition for mates among the males was a winner-take-all blood sport in which male mastodons would likely sire many offspring or none at all. Peter Brannen, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 There are about 25 bulls in the herd who sire all of the babies. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022 The tension is thought to stem from the two sexes’ competing goals: The male duck wants to sire as many offspring as possible, while the female duck wants to choose the father of her children. Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2022 Grindstone would eventually sire more than 300 winners, most notably Birdstone, whose 2004 Belmont Stakes win thwarted Smarty Jones' pursuit of a Triple Crown. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 23 Mar. 2022 Win early sire and steady works indicate readiness and the Robertson barn wins often with babies. Star Tribune, 28 July 2021 The notion of seeking out high-quality fathers to sire high-quality kids isn’t new, of course. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, lord, feudal superior, from Vulgar Latin *seior, alteration of Latin senior older — more at senior

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sire 1 of 2

noun

ˈsīr How to pronounce sire (audio)
1
often capitalized : father entry 1 sense 1
2
: the male parent of a domestic animal
3
used in the past to address a man of rank (as a king)
Your horses are ready, sire.

sire

2 of 2

verb

sired; siring
: to become the father of

Medical Definition

sire 1 of 2

noun

ˈsī(ə)r How to pronounce sire (audio)
: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal

sire

2 of 2

transitive verb

sired; siring
: to procreate as the male parent of

sires 1 of 2

noun

plural of sire
1
as in fathers
a male human parent his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fathers
  • dads
  • daddies
  • paters
  • papas
  • pas
  • poppas
  • patriarchs
  • pops
  • stepfathers
  • old men
  • father figures
  • father images
  • patresfamilias
2
as in founders
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • founders
  • fathers
  • creators
  • authors
  • begetters
  • inventors
  • pioneers
  • makers
  • originators
  • generators
  • establishers
  • initiators
  • founding fathers
  • innovators
  • designers
  • inaugurators
  • institutors
  • builders
  • spawners
  • instituters
  • producers
  • contrivers
  • promoters
  • introducers
  • cofounders
  • devisers
  • researchers
  • developers
  • cocreators
  • inspirers
  • conceivers
  • co-founders
  • organizers
  • formulators
  • co-creators
  • inspirations
  • galvanizers
  • encouragers
  • researchists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • students
  • pupils
  • supporters
  • followers
  • disciples

sires

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sire
as in begets
to become the father of the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • fathers
  • begets
  • spawns
  • produces
  • reproduces
  • gets
  • genders
  • procreates
  • propagates
  • generates
  • multiplies
  • bears
  • engenders
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