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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sire /saɪr/USA pronunciation n., v., sired, sir•ing. n. - [proper noun] a respectful term of address, used to a king.
- [countable] the male parent of a four-legged animal.
v. [~ + object] - to father (offspring);
beget:He had sired two fine sons.
See -sene-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sire (sīər),USA pronunciation n., v., sired, sir•ing. n. - Animal Husbandrythe 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.
v.t. - to beget;
procreate as the father.
- *seiōr-, oblique stem of *seior)
- Vulgar Latin *seior, for Latin senior senior (compare French monsieur origin, originally, my lord, with sieur
- Old French (nominative singular)
- Middle English 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sire /saɪə/ n - a male parent, esp of a horse or other domestic animal
- a respectful term of address, now used only in addressing a male monarch
vb - (transitive) (esp of a domestic animal) to father; beget
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Latin senior an elder, from senex an old man |