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. To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially ofstallions.