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- [sahyuh r]
- /saɪər/
- /saɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyuh r]
- /saɪər/
Definitions of sire word
- noun sire the male parent of a quadruped. 1
- noun sire a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign. 1
- noun sire Archaic. a father or forefather. a person of importance or in a position of authority, as a lord. 1
- verb with object sire to beget; procreate as the father. 1
- noun sire horse, etc.: male parent 1
- transitive verb sire father: a child 1
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Origin of sire
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French (nominative singular) < Vulgar Latin *seior, for Latin senior senior (compare French monsieur orig., my lord, with sieur < *seiōr-, oblique stem of *seior)
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Parts of speech for Sire
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sire popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sire usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sire
verb sire
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- beget — To beget something means to cause it to happen or be created.
- bring forth — to give birth to
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
noun sire
- begetter — The begetter of something has caused this thing to come into existence.
- creator — The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
- daddy — Children often call their father daddy.
- framer — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- framers — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
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