Thesaurus: sire

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1. n. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir.
2. n. A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.
3. n. A father; the head of a family; the husband.
4. n. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
5. n. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire.
6. v. t. To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.
7. n. a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
8. n. the founder of a family
9. n. male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
10. v. make (offspring) by reproduction
11. 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. To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.
12. To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially ofstallions.