sire as a noun: - 1
- 2
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as a verb: - 1
sire
noun
1 sire
A title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority.
2 sire
The founder of a family.
synonyms: father, forefather.
Roget 166:
paternity;
parentage;
consanguinity
etc.
11.
parent;
father,
sire,
dad,
papa,
paterfamilias,
abba†;
genitor,
progenitor,
procreator;
ancestor;
grandsire†,
grandfather;
great-grandfather;
fathership†,
fatherhood;
mabap†.
house,
stem,
trunk,
tree,
stock,
stirps,
pedigree,
lineage,
line,
family,
tribe,
sept,
race,
clan;
genealogy,
descent,
extraction,
birth,
ancestry;
forefathers,
forbears,
patriarchs.
motherhood,
maternity;
mother,
dam,
mamma,
materfamilias [Lat.],
grandmother.
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Polish: praojciec
3 sire
Male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse.
verb
1 sire
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